Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
McKee signs executive order protecting reproductive health care access in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move follows...
Reaction from across R.I. critical of Roe v. Wade overturn
PROVIDENCE – Several Rhode Island elected officials and candidates seeking elective office, nonprofit leaders, and a prominent health care organization were among those Friday...
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by...
Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since legalization
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a...
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...
Possible overturning of Roe sends abortion fight to states
WASHINGTON (AP) – If the U.S. Supreme Court follows through on overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, it...
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as...
Cranston settles unlawful search-and-seizure lawsuit for $250K
CRANSTON – The city has agreed to pay a resident and his lawyers $250,000 to settle a lawsuit that last year reached the U.S....
Occupants of Newport synagogue facing eviction
NEWPORT – A Jewish congregation in Newport is the subject of eviction filings aimed at removing the group from its longtime home, the historic...
Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to...
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