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21 Dec 2023, 9:01 am by Josh Richman
   In Bantam, book publishers sued a Rhode Island commission which—in an attempt to suppress “obscene” material—used threats of state prosecution to keep books considered “objectional” from being distributed. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Appeals Court Reinstates Trump Gag Order in Civil Fraud Case” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN Rhode Island: “As More Sexual Harassment Allegations Come to Light, McKee’s Ethics Appointee Withdraws. [read post]
1 Dec 2023, 8:29 am by Sasha Volokh
The Supreme Court disapproved this, saying that private prosecutors appointed to prosecute criminal contempt should be as disinterested as public prosecutors. [read post]
15 Nov 2023, 7:18 pm by David Slepkow
RI Divorce Attorney, David Slepkow successfully appealed a divorce decision of the Rhode Island Family Court to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. [read post]
10 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Federal courts have long prohibited cameras in the courtroom, wary of feeding what the Supreme Court called a “carnival atmosphere” of publicity that could intimidate witnesses, sway jurors, or deprive criminal defendants of their due process rights. [read post]
5 Nov 2023, 9:13 am by Colin Zick
Massachusetts Extends Protections for Counseling Records of Survivors of Sexual Assault The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in In the Matter of a Motion to Compel, SJC-13336 that the Superior Court could not order a Massachusetts counseling center to turn over, at the behest of a Rhode Island court, counseling records of the alleged minor victim of a sexual assault that occurred in Rhode Island, without the… [read post]
1 Nov 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
That group includes a surprising mix of red and blue states: Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.We see a similarly unusual pattern if we look at the states in which the clemency power is used more regularly. [read post]
17 Oct 2023, 7:30 am by Peter J. Pitts
Mark your bingo card if you had “Rhode Island herring fishers. [read post]
9 Oct 2023, 11:19 am by Rob Jordan
Barton “Buzz” Thompson served as special master for the United States Supreme Court in Montana v. [read post]
4 Oct 2023, 6:00 pm by Terrance Kible
The new lawsuit accuses Rhode Island of illegally seizing private land and usurping the authority of the state supreme court. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 7:00 pm by Howard Bashman
“Justice Alito Accused of Misconduct, Escalating Supreme Court Ethics Fight; Rhode Island lawmaker cites Alito comments on legislation; Says justice improperly spoke on issue that could reach court”: Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News has this report. [read post]
25 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
His biggest consolation came when all but one of the candidates onstage raised their hands to signal they would support Trump if he won the nomination and was convicted of a crime in a court of law. [read post]