HHS Must Face States' Suit Over RFK's 'Dramatic Overhaul'

By Dorothy Atkins · April 7, 2026, 9:01 PM EDT

A Rhode Island federal judge rejected Tuesday the government's bid to toss a group of states' lawsuit challenging Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "dramatic overhaul" of the U.S. Department of Health and...

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Case Information

Case Title

State of New York et al v. Kennedy et al

Case Number

1:25-cv-00196

Court

Rhode Island

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

May 05, 2025

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