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“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”

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“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. Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “ Sen.

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Rhode Island settles Teva and Allergan opioid case for over $100M

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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Monday settlements with the drug manufacturers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Allergan for their contribution to the state’s opioid epidemic. ” Rhode Island settled a case against McKinsey & Co. The trial would have begun Monday.

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“Senate approves Rhode Island Public Defender Montecalvo for federal appeals court”

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“Senate approves Rhode Island Public Defender Montecalvo for federal appeals court”: Katie Mulvaney of The Providence Journal has this report. The post “Senate approves Rhode Island Public Defender Montecalvo for federal appeals court” appeared first on How Appealing. ” Yesterday, the U.S.

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“Lawyer misses deadline, blames pandemic, seeks Rhode Island Supreme Court’s mercy”

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“Lawyer misses deadline, blames pandemic, seeks Rhode Island Supreme Court’s mercy”: Paul Edward Parker of The Providence Journal has this report on an order that the Supreme Court of Rhode Island issued Wednesday.

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“Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge”

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“Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge”: Amy Russo of The Providence Journal has this report. The post “Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment; Legal ads bring a lot of revenue to little local newspapers; What happens when local politicians pull them?”

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“In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment; Legal ads bring a lot of revenue to little local newspapers; What happens when local politicians pull them?” ” Amanda Milkovits of The Boston Globe has this report.

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Rhode Island Becomes First State to Legalize Supervised Drug Consumption Sites

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Project Weber/Renew, a Rhode Island-based group providing drug users in Providence’s poorest neighborhoods with clean needles, treatment, housing and empathy, is preparing to open the first legalized supervised drug consumption site in the country, reports Noah Weiland for the New York Times.

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