Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced that it would suspend leases for five East Coast wind farms, including Revolution Wind:
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Mayor Brett P. Smiley, the Providence Police Department, the Rhode Island State Police, the Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island are today announcing the death of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the individual responsible for the murders of two students during a mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and a coalition of 19 other states today won their lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that an Indiana man has been found guilty in Washington County Superior Court of child molestation and sexual assault.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and a coalition of 18 attorneys general won their lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its unlawful order to freeze all federal permitting of wind energy projects.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined 21 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the federal government from unlawfully cutting off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for thousands of lawful permanent residents.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit in the federal District of Rhode Island against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for illegally upending supports for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness with abrupt changes that will limit access to long-term housing and other services.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Coventry man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve life in prison at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for multiple counts of child molestation.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general today secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ensuring DOJ will not apply unlawful restrictions to critical Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) services supporting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha released the following statement after the United States District Court in Rhode Island issued a permanent injunction against the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of four federal agencies that provide services and funding to public libraries and museums, organized labor, small businesses, and agencies working with the homeless. The Court held that the Trump Administration “acted without constitutional or statutory authority” in attempting to dismantle these agencies.
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