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U.S. DISTRICT Judge Mary S. McElroy on Wednesday blocked the enforcement of the U.S. Department of Justice’s subpoena seeking private medical records of youths who have received medical treatment for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Federal judge voids DOJ’s subpoena seeking trans youth medical records

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has killed the U.S. Department of Justice’s subpoena seeking the private medical records of minor patients who have received...

DOJ’s subpoena for Rhode Island Hospital’s private medical records of minors...

PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. and the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island have filed an emergency motion to...

Court decides not to appoint U.S. attorney, leaving Calenda in charge

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. District Court in Rhode Island has declined to appoint an interim U.S. attorney for the state, effectively leaving Charles C....

Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting...

R.I. and Conn. attorneys general request to join Revolution Wind developers’...

Rhode Island and Connecticut attorneys general and the Revolution Wind developers are now taking on the Trump administration under one lawsuit rather than two. Senior...
CLARIFICATION NEEDED? The on-again, off-again status of the ban on noncompete clauses, both at the state and federal level, has left some employers and employees unsure of the legal status of noncompetes, according to lawyer Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds. COURTESY JOSHUA A. HAWKS-LADDS

Noncompete confusion deepens amid statewide veto, stalled federal ban

Conflicting signals from state and federal authorities over noncompete agreements have left some in the business community uncertain about what’s allowed and what’s not. Once...
COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE: Nonprofits that receive more than $50,000 in taxpayer funding will be required to inform state legislators how much they’re paying their top five employees who receive more than $100,000. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

New law requires many nonprofits to reveal salaries of top executives

A 2023 audit by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice found significant deficiencies in financial management by the Pawtucket nonprofit Blackstone...

Trump administration moves to transfer, consolidate Revolution Wind lawsuits

The developers of the Revolution Wind project and two attorneys general whose states were set to buy its electricity both filed lawsuits contending the...

Helena Buonanno Foulkes launches second gubernatorial bid

PROVIDENCE – Helena Buonanno Foulkes officially entered the 2026 gubernatorial race Tuesday. The former CVS Health Corp. executive will try for the second time to...

Neronha co-leads lawsuit fighting Trump restrictions on crime victim grants

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Monday joined 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration, accusing it of threatening...
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