Attorney General Neronha today released the following statement after a Rhode Island court granted a motion filed by his office and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general to halt the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that would block federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs:
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, with the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Washington, today issued a joint statement addressing President Trump’s recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Westerly man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 20 years in at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for child molestation and the sexual assault of a female victim between 2011 and 2021.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement following today’s decision by the Coastal Resource Management Council (CRMC) to deny Quidnessett Country Club’s petition to reclassify abutting waters.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today shared guidance with school officials on safeguarding the rights of Rhode Island school children regardless of their nationality or immigration status.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Vermont today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration enforcement:
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that he is joining 19 other Plaintiff states in challenging President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that two Rhode Island men have been found guilty in Kent County Superior Court for the murder of Leila Duarte DaLuz, whose body was recovered from Carbuncle Pond in Coventry on December 21, 2022.
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