Tag: R.I. Supreme Court
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...
Elorza unveils pension reform plan through $700M bond
PROVIDENCE – The city of Providence is asking the state to let it borrow up to $704 million to aid its beleaguered pension fund,...
Despite ruling, Block Island group still concerned about CRMC marina approval
NEW SHOREHAM – Despite a state Supreme Court ruling, the Committee for the Great Salt Pond is still concerned that the assent granted by...
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...
AG’s office seeks to intervene in Block Island marina expansion
NEW SHOREHAM – The R.I. Office of the Attorney General is seeking to intervene in the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council’s closed session approval...
R.I. Supreme Court’s first Black justice sworn in
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The state Supreme Court has its first Black justice.
Superior Court Judge Melissa A. Long was sworn in on Monday during a...
Cranston Herald: R.I. Supreme Court Justice Flaherty to retire at end...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Supreme Court Justice Francis X. Flaherty is planning to retire at the end of the year, the Cranston Herald reported on...
Court ruling on Providence pensions will have ripple effects
Rhode Island is no stranger to pension problems.
Even after a major state-level overhaul of the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island led by then-R.I....
R.I. Supreme Court upholds Daniel Doyle conviction
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court has upheld Wednesday the 2017 conviction of Daniel E. Doyle Jr., the founder of the Institute for International...
Former Providence attorney sentenced for mail fraud, pension theft
PROVIDENCE – Oleg Nikolyszyn, a former city attorney who fraudulently collected pension funds in the name of a former client following the man’s death,...
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