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URI WOMEN'S TENNIS Coach Gordon Ernst was among those charged in a federal case related to criminal conspiracy that sought to help applicants win admission to elite universities during Ernst's time as a tennis coach at Georgetown University. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI coach among parents, school officials charged in vast college-entrance scheme

Education 03/12/2019

NEW YORK – Parents, coaches and test administrators were among 46 people charged Tuesday in a sweeping criminal conspiracy that sought to help applicants...

THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT filed a 37-page brief Thursday, saying Harvard has violated the law by using a personal rating system that improperly considers race. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/VICTOR J. BLUE

Harvard admissions discrimination lawsuit wins government support

Education 08/30/2018

NEW YORK - The U.S. government backed a lawsuit challenging Harvard University’s admissions processes as biased against Asian-Americans, as the case attacking affirmative action...

R.I. Little League friends divided over insider trading charges

Financial Services 06/17/2016

From Little League to bachelor parties to planning ahead for retirement, David Hobson and Michael Maciocio were friends for most of their lives. But...

TOM BRADY, quarterback for the New England Patriots, center, arrives at federal court in New York on Aug. 12. A U.S. District Court judge on Thursday overturned Brady's four-game suspension for using underinflated footballs in a January playoff game.
/ BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE/ LOUIS LANZANO

Judge ends Brady’s four-game suspension

Government 09/03/2015

(Updated 10:59 a.m.) MANHATTAN - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady can suit up for the season opener after a judge overturned his four-game...

NFL’s Brady, Goodell to get ruling on suspension this week

Government 08/31/2015

(Updated 1:22 p.m.) MANHATTAN - A ruling on Tom Brady’s court battle with the National Football League will come this week, according to the judge...

Lawsuits inspired by ‘Flash Boys’ get tossed by U.S. judge

Government 08/28/2015

MANHATTAN - Michael Lewis may have spelled out the supposed menace of high-frequency trading in his bestseller “Flash Boys.” What he didn’t do is...

NFL says union has ‘no basis’ to vacate Brady suspension

Government 08/25/2015

NEW YORK - The NFL and the National Football League Players Association sent dueling letters to the federal judge overseeing the challenge to Tom...

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND Group PLC has settled a lawsuit over its alleged failure to disclose that that the loans collateralizing its mortgage-backed securities weren't in accordance with applicable underwriting guidelines. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SIMON DAWSON

RBS settles mortgage-backed securities suit for $275 million

Financial Services 02/19/2014

NEW YORK – Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC settled for $275 million with investors who sued over the collapse of mortgage-backed securities, lawyers...