Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
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...
Should affected businesses go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements,...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 struck down a mandate from President Joe Biden's administration requiring employees at large businesses to get a...
RWU School of Law to hold second annual RBG contest for...
BRISTOL – The Roger Williams University School of Law is inviting K-12 students across Rhode Island to submit essays and drawings on how they...
Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a...
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Cranston man in gun...
CRANSTON – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected police arguments Monday and ruled in favor of a Cranston man whose two lawfully owned firearms were...
High court seems likely to leave federal health care law in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for...
Barrett confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, takes oath
WASHINGTON (AP) – Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install...
Wanted: poll workers in R.I.
For the first time in Rhode Island, mail ballots topped in-person voting in the spring presidential primary.
Election officials in several communities have good reason...
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