Attorney General Neronha, coalition secure preliminary injunction to halt dismantling of Health and Human Services

Published on Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Attorney General Neronha today released the following statement after a Rhode Island court granted a preliminary injunction filed by his office and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general against Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other Trump administration officials to stop the dismantling of HHS.

“For nearly six months, the Trump Administration has tried to illegally decimate important federal agencies upon which the American people rely, and for nearly six months, Democratic attorneys general have sought and won relief on behalf of the American people,” said Attorney General Neronha. “Today's preliminary injunction order guarantees that essential HHS programs and services – including cancer screenings, mental health and addiction treatment, and early childhood education – will remain available to the American people as the case proceeds. 

“We must continue to hold this Administration accountable for the undue harm they are causing the American people, and with each legal victory, we are doing just that.” 

Attorney General Neronha co-leads this lawsuit with New York Attorney General Letitia James and Washington Attorney General Nick Brown. They are joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.

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