Tag: R.I. Supreme Court
Will bar exam undergo more change in future?
A year after Rhode Island lowered its passing score for the bar examination, the effect on pass rates remains murky.
In March 2021, the R.I....
R.I. Supreme Court upholds state abortion rights law
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state's Reproductive Privacy Act, two days after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to...
Legislative proposal stirs up shoreline dispute
A special legislative commission recently reached a consensus on a potential solution to a decadeslong conflict over shoreline access in Rhode Island, but a...
Jury still out on effort to diversify R.I. judiciary
William J. Trezvant grew up surrounded by Black lawyers and judges, thanks to his dad’s leadership of the Newport chapter of the NAACP.
Those early...
R.I. Supreme Court hears arguments in India Point Park power line...
PROVIDENCE – Whether state regulators’ approval of plans to relocate the National Grid electrical towers and power lines above India Point Park amounted to...
New R.I. law strengthens protection for consumers
Bad drivers and a weak business climate aren’t the only measurements by which Rhode Island ranks poorly compared with other states.
For nearly two decades,...
Despite hurdles, Fane tower developer presses ahead
The $300 million plans for a flashy, 46-floor luxury tower on former Interstate 195 land in Providence are moving ahead even as a legal...
R.I. Superior Court: MOU between Champlin’s Marina, R.I. CRMC on dock...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear ruled Thursday that the memorandum of understanding between the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council and Champlin’s...
Suttell named president of Conference of Chief Justices
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell on Wednesday was named president of the national Conference of Chief Justices.
Suttell this week...
State courts plan to resume regular operations by Sept.
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's courts are preparing to resume regular operations this fall.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell issued an executive...
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