Tag: Justice Department
Judge postpones OxyContin-maker sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person
A judge on Tuesday delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in order to allow victims to attend the court proceeding in...
Bank of America settles claims over lawsuits by Jeffrey Epstein victims
NEW YORK (AP) – Bank of America has tentatively settled a lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein while he was...
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s new global tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Some two dozen states, including Rhode Island, challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import...
FBI director’s plane use under scrutiny amid accusations of delayed team...
Rhode Island’s congressional delegates want to know more after the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked the congressional watchdog...
R.I., Conn. AGs lawsuit over Revolution Wind project moved to D.C.
The Trump administration lost its initial attempt to block construction on the Revolution Wind project, but scored a minor victory Thursday.
A federal judge in Rhode Island granted its request to move a...
DOJ sues R.I., 5 other states for refusing its demands for...
BOSTON (AP) – The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states, including Rhode Island, in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and...
Good news for Revolution Wind. Bad news for Rhode Island union...
Orimartin Lima’s graduation from a weeklong offshore wind safety training program on Oct. 24 was bittersweet.
The completion of the global certification through the Community...
Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen.
The crux of...
Homeland Security: Brown doctor deported with U.S. visa supported Hezbollah leader
BOSTON (AP) – Homeland Security officials on Monday said that a doctor from Lebanon who was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S....
Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the...
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