More than 100 people in Bloomington-Normal have died of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illness because they were exposed to huge amounts of the fiber when they worked at the former Unarco asbestos plant on the city’s west side.
District Court for the District of Rhode Island Judge William E. Smith rejected the “arbitrary and capricious” conditions laid out by the Trump administration regarding immigration enforcement, saying the order was unconstitutional and violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
The lawsuit is one of 35 such suits challenging Trump administration policies that Raoul has joined as part of a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general.
In a filing known as a “statement of interest,” the Justice Department said the government has an interest in the outcome of the lawsuit, although the filing stops short of asking the court for permission to intervene as a party in the case.
Federal officials have yet to issue guidance for Head Start providers on the new rules, which take effect immediately. They also skipped a 30-day review policy, the lawsuit alleges.
The suit, announced Monday, seeks to release state education funds that pay for after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools attended by 1.4 million children and teenagers nationwide.
The complaint challenges several actions the administration has taken since Trump returned to office Jan. 20 that involved terminating federal grants that had previously been approved by various agencies.
Parents say the district didn’t do enough to protect their daughter after learning of the alleged crime.
The U.S. Supreme Court announced in an order filed on Monday that it will hear a southern Illinois Congressman’s appeal over the state’s counting of mail-in ballots received up to 14 days after election day.
PBS and a public television station in rural Minnesota filed suit on Friday against President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the network.
AG Raoul joins 19 other Democratic attorneys general in filing 2 lawsuits.
Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.
The University of Illinois is suing the federal government over a cap on energy grants.
Raoul admits the cost of these cases is stretching the resources of his office, but he said he is not yet ready to ask lawmakers for additional funding to cover those costs.
CHICAGO– Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office filed a lawsuit against TikTok for its “harmful business practices targeting children and allegedly deceiving the public” about its dangers. The lawsuit stems from a nationwide investigation announced by Raoul in March 2022. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief to address TikTok’s alleged misconduct as well as monetary penalties. In addition