Tag: Lynette Labinger
ACLU of Rhode Island challenges state’s interpretation of ‘Mario’s Law’
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Friday filed a petition in R.I. Superior Court challenging the state's position...
Did a recent court ruling disbanding a Statehouse encampment shortchange Rhode...
A Superior Court judge on Dec. 16 upheld Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s order to evict homeless individuals camped outside the Statehouse in protest to...
Does ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ need an update?
Rhode Island’s adoption of a “Homeless Bill of Rights” may have won state leaders praise when it was passed in 2012, but the weakness...
McKee’s eviction order of Statehouse encampment upheld
PROVIDENCE – A R.I. Superior Court judge on Friday ruled in favor of Gov. Daniel J. McKee's order to evict homeless individuals camped outside...
Brown pays $1.2M in Title IX settlement
PROVIDENCE – Brown University on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million in legal fees as part of a June 2020 settlement between the...
Lawsuit targets R.I. restriction on law firm names
Attorney Rob Levine knows the value of branding – after all, countless billboards and TV ads have touted Levine as the “Heavy Hitter” of...
ACLU of RI files suit against Pawtucket school officials for unlawful...
PAWTUCKET – Two American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys filed suit in federal court on June 2 over a school resource...
One answer to blight
During a panel discussion in Providence following a screening earlier this month of a documentary featuring a family left homeless after an eviction, Mayor...