Tag: Mary S. Mcelroy
Homelessness groups sue again in R.I. to block Trump’s latest HUD...
Three days after a Rhode Island federal judge struck down one version of the Trump administration’s homelessness grant rules, a coalition of communities and...
Federal judge voids DOJ’s subpoena seeking trans youth medical records
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has killed the U.S. Department of Justice’s subpoena seeking the private medical records of minor patients who have received...
British national sentenced 4 years for role in construction scheme
PROVIDENCE – A British national from Northern Ireland has been sentenced to four years in prison after admitting that he participated in a multistate...
Good news for Revolution Wind. Bad news for Rhode Island union...
Orimartin Lima’s graduation from a weeklong offshore wind safety training program on Oct. 24 was bittersweet.
The completion of the global certification through the Community...
Trump administration moves to transfer, consolidate Revolution Wind lawsuits
The developers of the Revolution Wind project and two attorneys general whose states were set to buy its electricity both filed lawsuits contending the...
Romanian national sentenced in multistate ATM skimming conspiracy
PROVIDENCE – A Romanian national has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for participating in a card-skimming conspiracy on ATMs in...
West Warwick man jailed 8 years for running Ponzi scheme
PROVIDENCE – A West Warwick man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for conducting a decadeslong Ponzi scheme that defrauded millions of...
Pawtucket pauses political sign restrictions
PAWTUCKET – The city on July 27 paused enforcement of its ban on political signs on residential properties more than 30 days before an...
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...
No quick fix for public-defender understaffing
Don’t blame a lack of interest among law school graduates for the dramatic understaffing of attorneys in the Rhode Island Public Defender’s office.
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