Tag: R.i. District Court
‘All hands on deck’ to keep Hasbro headquarters in R.I.
PAWTUCKET – In the wake of the revelation that Hasbro Inc. is again considering moving its headquarters out of Rhode Island, state and local...
R.I. ACLU, Center for Justice allege landlord violated tenants’ rights to...
PAWTUCKET – Two nonprofits have filed a lawsuit against Warwick property management company Elmwood Realty, alleging that the business and its manager are illegally...
ACLU of Rhode Island files civil suit over Pawtucket fire station search
PAWTUCKET – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Pawtucket officials and a city police...
R.I. Supreme Court could intervene in Verizon tax challenge
PROVIDENCE – Verizon New England Inc. is asking the state’s high court to review its so far unsuccessful legal challenge asserting it is owed...
McKee picks 6 judicial nominees
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Friday appointed six judicial nominees for R.I. Senate approval to fill vacancies on the R.I. Superior Court,...
Providence nightclub files suit alleging racial persecution by city officials
PROVIDENCE – The owners and managers of the adult entertainment club Silhouettes on Thursday filed a $10 million federal lawsuit in R.I. District Court...
R.I. District Court rules in favor of Jeshuat Israel in Touro...
NEWPORT – A local Jewish congregation has scored an early legal victory in its fight to remain in its longtime home, Touro Synagogue.
R.I. District...
R.I. District Court Judge DuBose named to Rhode Island Foundation board
PROVIDENCE – Melissa DuBose, an R.I. District Court associate judge, was recently named a new member of the Rhode Island Foundation’s board of directors.
DuBose...
No ride to work? You might be eligible for unemployment benefits
An employee is responsible for getting to work on time. But if an employer is inflexible when that worker loses their transportation, and the...
Bill filed to halt evictions; Ruggerio says a crisis was looming...
PROVIDENCE – Sen. William J. Conley Jr., D-East Providence, and Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, filed legislation that would implement a moratorium on evictions and...
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