A nationwide group of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, led by the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from imposing unlawful restrictions on grants issued by the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

A list of the numerous state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions participating as plaintiffs in the case and the attorneys and partner organizations can be found here (linked as a PDF below.)

Partner Organizations

DeLuca, Weizenbaum, Barry & Revens, Ltd., Democracy Forward, Jacobson Lawyers Group PLLC, National Women’s Law Center

Date filed

June 16, 2025

Court

United States District Court, District of Rhode Island

Case number

1:25-cv-00279