The Department of Homeland Security’s termination of temporary protections for half a million migrant parolees survived a federal appellate court test, bolstering the legal basis for Trump administration efforts to target humanitarian parole programs.

The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked more than 1.1 million patients from using their Medicaid insurance at Planned Parenthood health centers.

Planned Parenthood of New England and other advocacy groups are asking Sen. Susan Collins to withdraw her support over his past work with corporations and statements on abortion access and gay marriage.

A Rhode Island federal judge previously concluded that a coalition of states challenging the executive order had shown the likelihood of “a plethora of injuries” if their preliminary injunction were to be halted.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Dunlap's nomination on Thursday, moving it to the full Senate for consideration.

The Trump administration must continue to abide by a federal judge’s order to keep several small agencies staffed during the government’s appeal of that order, a federal appeals panel ruled.

Brad O'Brien filed the suit on behalf of his partner, Melissa Allen, who died days after undergoing an emergency cesarean section at Lowell General Hospital. He argued his suit wasn't time-barred because his time to file a claim didn't start accruing until he first spoke to his lawyer in September 2017,

A man named — but not convicted — in a storied Rhode Island mortgage fraud case may not litigate resurrected claims against police and prosecutors in an effort to clear his name, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.