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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

Federal Funding Freeze

On January 28, 2025, a coalition of 23 attorneys general filed a suit in Rhode Island challenging a directive pursuant to executive orders to freeze federal financial assistance that Congress had previously allocated to states and other organizations. We argue that these actions violate the Administrative Procedures Act; the Separation of Powers doctrine; the Sending Clause of the Constitution; and the Presentment, Appropriations, and Take Care Clauses of the Constitution.

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