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Rhode Island AG Neronha leads suit that accuses White House of using funds for crime victims to coerce states

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha and a coalition of other Democratic attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday, accusing the federal government of restricting access to funds allocated for victims of crime.  At issue is funding related to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), enacted in 1984, which created a […]

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