Tag: Supreme Court
R.I. Superior Court judge sides with property owners in shoreline access...
The R.I. General Assembly overstepped its bounds in drawing a line in the sand on shoreline access, a Washington County Superior Court judge ruled.
The...
Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the...
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in...
Noncompete pacts banned by FTC, but for how long?
The Federal Trade Commission may have banned most forms of noncompete agreements between employers and employees, but it’s unclear whether the ruling will survive...
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used...
Legislators in 49 states ask Supreme Court to preserve access to...
A group of more than 600 Democratic legislators from 49 states, including 21 from Rhode Island, have signed an amicus brief to the U.S....
Student loan ruling will hurt people and economy
The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. In Biden v. Nebraska, the court ruled 6-3 on June 30,...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, June 2023
1. As travel season heats up, R.I.’s vacation rental market cools POSTED ONLINE: JUNE 26 After a string of lucrative summers post-2019, short-term vacation...
Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan to provide student loan relief for millions of borrowers...
Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400B in student...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A sharply divided Supreme Court on Friday effectively killed President Joe Biden's $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student...
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