Tag: Law
ACLU files class action lawsuit challenging student visa terminations
PROVIDENCE – Four American Civil Liberties Union affiliates, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc., and New Hampshire-based law firm Shaheen...
Judge denies arts groups’ injunction request over NEA certification requirement
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on April 2 denied the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc.’s and arts organizations’ request for a...
4 Florida men sentenced for roles in $4.8M CARES Act fraud...
PROVIDENCE – Four Florida men who were convicted for their involvement for executing one of the largest Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act...
Pawtucket resident convicted of running international money laundering scheme
PROVIDENCE – A Ghanaian national residing in Pawtucket has been convicted for running an international money laundering scheme, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary...
Neronha joins effort challenging Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship
Rhode Island and more than a dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, a move...
Bill requiring safe storage of firearms set to become law in...
BOSTON (AP) – A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting...
Johnston beef slaughterhouse fined $20K for violating Federal Meat Inspection Act
PROVIDENCE – Almost a year after admitting in federal court that it defrauded customers and violated the Federal Meat Inspection Act five years ago,...
Report: Recovery center ex-CEO to plead guilty to federal health fraud...
PROVIDENCE – The former CEO of a now defunct addiction treatment organization who was arrested along with a former supervisory counselor on federal health...
Cunha appointed to Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha has been appointed to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys by...
Fintech industry group opposed R.I. bank legislation
PROVIDENCE – The American Fintech Council, an industry association representing fintech companies and innovative banks, recently testified that it opposes Rhode Island legislation that...
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