JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

” The plaintiff, Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, alleged that the executives and board members had breached their fiduciary duty by failing to address allegations of workplace harassment and discrimination.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Currently, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana use, with Rhode Island being the most recent. ” The House of Representatives passed a bill to federally decriminalize marijuana in April. .”

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2023

All five petitions concern whether federal common law, which is law developed over time by courts, or state law applies to lawsuits over greenhouse-gas emissions that cross state lines. While federal common law is not explicitly mentioned in § 1331, the fossil fuel companies cite precedent under United States v.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 23, 2023

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who was named a defendant in the case, praised the ruling in a press release, “This is a big win for the integrity of our elections… This lawsuit was frivolous to begin with and without merit – it had no basis in either law or fact.”

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments on a New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home, marking the first time the nation’s highest court has considered a major Second Amendment decision in more than a decade, reports the New York Times. Concealed carry holster. photo by 22860 via Flickr. Bruen , No.

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JURIST

JULY 31, 2022

David Cicilline, a Democrat from Rhode Island, introduced the bill in the House in March 2021. Those already lawfully owning SAWs on the date of enactment of the ban will be “grandfathered” in, meaning that they will not be breaking the law by possessing, selling or transferring these. Sponsor Rep.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 22, 2022

The law classifies substance use disorder as a disability, meaning discriminating against someone for being in recovery or based on their past drug use is illegal. The law does not extend to someone actively using non-prescribed drugs.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2023

The US House of Representatives Tuesday adopted a GOP-backed resolution in a party-line vote of 221-211 establishing a select committee to probe perceived misconduct by federal law enforcement agencies under the Biden administration.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2023

The eight states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont. Along with the DOJ, eight states’ Attorney Generals joined as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Google. In 2020, the DOJ filed a similar civil antitrust complaint against Google.

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2021

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law on Tuesday released updated statistics on the racial, ethnic and gender diversity in state supreme courts around the US. In January, Melissa Long became Rhode Island’s first Black supreme court justice.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 30, 2023

The post Staff News: Isabel Tañedo Joins the Sabin Center as Assistant Director of Operations appeared first on Climate Law Blog. In this role, she designs and manages processes related to budgets, grants, contracts and other business operations. We are thrilled to welcome Isabel to our team!

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The Crime Report

MAY 4, 2022

It also would make arrest warrants based on alleged violation of another state’s law against receiving such care the lowest priority for California law enforcement. More than 300 anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been proposed by GOP lawmakers this year so far, with roughly half of the bills specifically targeting trans youth.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In Maryland, for instance, drivers from other states owed the state nearly $11 million in unpaid tolls and fines, causing state authorities to consider changing laws to promote stricter enforcement measures.

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Parasec

APRIL 4, 2023

Industry News Delaware: Principal Place of Business Address on Annual Reports Senate Bill 273 enacted a number of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, including a clarification to 502(a)(3) regarding annual franchise tax reports. We look forward to hearing from you soon! To read more, go here.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 29, 2023

So here is the list to see if you are residing in an anti-free speech state: Arizona Colorado Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Jersey New Mexico, New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington Wisconsin District of Columbia Here is the brief: Missouri v.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

California lawmakers approved a bill to end the careers of bad law enforcement officers, according to CBS Sacramto. California is one of only four states without a way of decertifying officers, the others being Hawaii, New Jersey and Rhode Island.“This Steven Bradford said.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Democratic lawmakers in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont all proposed decriminalization bills this year. Supporters of the Oregon law, approved in 2020 through a ballot initiative known as Measure 110, say it’ll take time to implement such a large shift in policy, and are urging their critics to be patient.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 16, 2022

Rhode Island scored as least dependent on the firearm and ammunition industry. Hawaii ranked among the lowest in both firearm mortality and in gun dependency, along with Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and New York. Idaho and Wyoming ranked the highest in WalletHub’s scoring system by more than five points.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Jackson is the circuit justice for the 1st Circuit, which covers Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico. But before clerking for Breyer, Jackson served as a law clerk on the 1st Circuit for Judge Bruce Selya, as well as for Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 17, 2024

At issue is the continued meaning (or even viability) of the Chevron doctrine, the 40-year-old doctrine granting deference to federal agencies in regulations carrying out federal laws. Natural Resources Defense Council that judges should defer to the reasonable interpretation of agencies in administering ambiguous federal laws.

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The Crime Report

JULY 2, 2021

The nominal juror compensation provided under current law places a significant financial burden that prevents too many low-income people from serving on a jury.”. In Rhode Island, juror compensation stands at a flat rate of $15 per day, regardless of how long or in which court one serves. Rhode Island Sen.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

Justice Elena Kagan was one of the most frequent travelers on the court, speaking in New York City, Chicago, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Toronto, and Philadelphia. Barrett returned to Notre Dame, where she spent 15 years as a law professor before becoming a federal judge and eventually a justice, as an adjunct professor.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 6, 2022

Burkhard Hess , Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law. Dr. Louise Ellen Teitz , Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island. JUDGTRUST is coordinated by Vesna Lazic , senior researcher in private international law at the Asser Institute.

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JURIST

JANUARY 9, 2021

The draft states that he has acted in gross violation of the rule of law and cannot be allowed to remain in office. Jamie Raskin from Maryland, Ted Lieu from California, and David Cicilline from Rhode Island. The article is expected to be introduced in the House on Monday by Reps.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 13, 2023

” That chilling question was put forward by a Rhode Island history professor last week in a condemnation of Israel as a “white supremacist nation” that prompted the Hamas massacre. Other sites like Above the Law have spent years rejection the barring of conservative faculty. as “very conservative.”

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The Crime Report

APRIL 26, 2021

The justices said Monday they will review a lower-court ruling that upheld New York’s restrictive gun permit law. The others are: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The court’s action follows mass shootings in recent weeks in Indiana, Georgia, Colorado and California.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2022

This decision is the culmination of a deliberate effort over decades to upset the balance of our law.” However, the pre- Roe law banning all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person could be reinstated by the courts. . “The health and life of women of our nation are now at risk,” Biden said.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Utah will receive $750,000, Massachusetts will receive $732,000 and Rhode Island will receive $50,000. EPA expects all renovation companies to ensure their contractors follow these critical laws that protect public health. The consent decree is subject to public comments for 30 days before it gains final approval.

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Parasec

APRIL 4, 2024

The law shares with the CTA the same 23 exemptions from reporting requirements and definitions for the terms “beneficial owner,” “reporting company,” and “exempt company.” The reported information will be stored in the NYLTA’s database and will only be accessible to law enforcement and government agencies. ” ~ James N.,

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JURIST

AUGUST 29, 2022

.” The group went on to argue that as a university in New York City, Yeshiva qualifies as a place of public accommodation, and is thus barred under the municipal Human Rights Law from discriminating against students on various protected grounds, including sexual orientation and gender identity.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

The ABA has released a total of seven reports like the most recent one since 2014, covering other states like Louisiana, Colorado, Rhode Island, Indiana, and Missouri — all finding nearly the same thing. ” New Mexico and Oregon.

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The Crime Report

JULY 6, 2021

Christopher Mason said members of the group wore military-style gear with long guns and pistols and were on the way to Maine from Rhode Island for “training.” Massachusetts State Police Col. The men surrendered after tactical teams used armored vehicles to tighten the perimeter around them. Of the arrested people, one was a juvenile.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

I also defended the free speech rights of University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis, who defended the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Loomis was later made Director of Graduate Studies of History at Rhode Island ).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 4, 2022

Our paper posits that these implementation issues can be addressed with minor changes to the GWRA and the Environmental Justice Law, and we propose legislative amendments modeled on recent laws adopted by New York, Maine, Washington, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and other climate and justice leaders.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

New York, which just had its concealed carry requirements relaxed by order of the Supreme Court, had one of the lowest gun death rates in the country, along with Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. It is unclear whether or how law enforcement would be informed of information flagged through the new code. .

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JURIST

JULY 12, 2023

Justin Lindsay is a US National Correspondent for JURIST, and a rising 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. And so trust in the rule of law continues to erode: a recent NBC News poll found that just 31% of American registered voters have positive views of the Supreme Court, while 40% have negative views.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Four jurisdictions (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and the District of Columbia) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing to the TCI program. In a report published today, Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law examines how New York law could further advance equity if New York joins TCI.

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