Immigrants can be deported if they are convicted of a crime with a maximum sentence of one year. This bill could protect them in RI.

A federal judge on Tuesday gave the Trump administration less than two days to release billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid, saying the administration had given no sign of ...

A Pawtucket man has been convicted in the 2020 domestic murder of his girlfriend after a five-day jury trial in Providence ...

Peter Neronha is among attorneys general across the country filing lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s executive orders in the first month since he took office.

Democratic states have worked for months to craft legal opposition to President Trump’s agenda. Now they’re putting it into practice.

Former state Sen. Sandra Cano reflects on her two-month SBA stint; and a $5,000 fine for Providence basketball coach Kim ...

Your weekend briefing on local politics and more.

The latest skirmish in the battle over federal funding to states took place in federal court in Providence on Friday. Lawyers ...

After hearing arguments Friday, Judge John McConnell Jr. said he will rule within a week on whether to further require the ...

U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell said he hopes to issue a ruling in the coming week on states' bid for an injunction.

Rhode Island U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell, an Obama appointee, said he aimed to issue a decision within a week on ...