JURIST

APRIL 11, 2025

The amicus brief was signed by the attorneys general from California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

“Rhode Island police search-and-seizure case makes it to Supreme Court”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 16, 2022

“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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LegalReader

AUGUST 20, 2021

The Thomas More Society filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Rhode Island against the state's 2019 Reproductive Privacy Act.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Federal agents seized about 660,500 counterfeit Adderall pills weighing about 660 pounds from a pill mill in Rhode Island with suspected ties to a Mexican cartel, reports USA Today. Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary A.

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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2021

Amid a heated battle over an ownership change, Prospect Medical Holdings has threatened to close two of its hospitals in Rhode Island in response to conditions the state's attorney general proposed. The hospital chain's private equity owner is looking to sell its majority stake but requires state approval to move forward.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that there is no constitutional right to an adequate civics education, denying an appeal by students in Providence, Rhode Island. The post US appeals court finds no constitutional right to civics education appeared first on JURIST - News.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 31, 2023

“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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Parasec

JANUARY 6, 2025

Rhode Island: Annual Report Filing Period Opens Soon Rhode Island LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and nonprofit corporations are required to file an annual report starting the calendar year after they register their business with the State of Rhode Island. The form utilized by C.F.S.

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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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Mondaq

AUGUST 29, 2022

State legislatures in Georgia and Rhode Island recently amended their lending and licensing laws. The following are the noteworthy updates.

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Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2024

Two CVS stores in Rhode Island have filed petitions to join the Pharmacy Guild, which is building a national pharmacy union. The locations are close to CVS Health’s headquarters in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Jenna Bettez, an elementary school teacher, stood before Judge Frank Caprio in Municipal Court in Providence, Rhode Island. She was there for two unpaid traffic…

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2025

Moreover, the Associated Press waived its right to file a brief opposing Wynns petition for review, and the court denied review without instructing the AP to respond a signal that they were not seriously considering the case.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 3, 2025

The justices once again did not act on several high-profile petitions for review, including a challenge to Marylands ban on military assault-style weapons and Rhode Islands ban on large-capacity magazines. The announcement that the court had granted review in Barrett v.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In truck accidents, there are often many liable parties, including drivers, truck companies, manufacturers, the list goes on and on.

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Parasec

JANUARY 3, 2023

Rhode Island has enacted the revised Uniform Limited Partnership and the revised Uniform Partnership Act, both of which took effect on January 1, 2023. The post Rhode Island: New Laws Passed for Business Partnerships appeared first on Parasec. The act establishes basic standards of conduct for partners.

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Parasec

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The Rhode Island Secretary of State posted a reminder that LLC annual reports were due November 1. Failure to file before December 2 will result in a $25 late-filing penalty fee. Additional information can be found at [link] If you need assistance with your annual filing, please feel free to reach out to us at RAinfo@myparacorp.com.

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Mondaq

JULY 30, 2021

Rhode Island has joined the growing ranks of states that have enacted a sweeping pay equity statute. The Rhode Island law, which takes effect on January 1, 2023

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 13, 2022

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rhode Island students can’t proceed with their lawsuit contending that the state failed to provide an adequate civics…

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ABA Journal

MARCH 21, 2022

A Rhode Island lawyer who mistakenly thought he was successful in electronically filing a slip-and-fall lawsuit was granted a reprieve last week when the state’s…

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 24, 2021

A justice on Massachusetts’ top court has declined to impose an interim suspension on a lawyer convicted of neglect in Rhode Island for failing to…

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The Crime Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Prisons in states like California, Rhode Island, North Dakota, and Kansas have outperformed vaccination rates among the general Public and experts say their success may offer clues about how to persuade skeptical people outside correctional facilities to get vaccinated, reports the New York Times.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

One of the exceptions refers to the existence of an implied contract.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You can recover economic damages to cover your medical expenses and lost wages, if your injuries caused you to miss work.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 21, 2022

2021 was a productive year for the members of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Assembly passed several significant pieces of labor and employment legislation.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 12, 2022

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island recently granted a title insurance company's motion for reconsideration, holding that the insured did not suffer a loss when it lost title to two properties.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 27, 2022

Extensive surgeries are often required for kneecap injuries.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2022

Daniel Jackson of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Students have no constitutional right to civics education, First Circuit rules; The appellate court decided a group of public school students in Rhode Island who said their civics education could leave them unprepared to participate in democracy were not deprived of a fundamental right.”

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ABA Journal

MARCH 29, 2021

Rhode Island has followed California’s lead in lowering the bar exam cut score to make the test easier to pass, a step that several other…

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

percent, while Rhode Island had the lowest prison percentage capacity, with only 51.3 In some jurisdictions across the country, the declines in prison population were anywhere between 7 and 31 percent. . Nebraska, however, was the only state with a 2020 custody population that exceeded its maximum capacity at 2020’s year-end at 118.8

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LegalReader

JULY 6, 2022

Once you complain about domestic violence to the police and if that person gets arrested, then you need a domestic violence lawyer.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 22, 2022

In recent months, the government has reach agreements with, or filed suit against, institutions in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Colorado regarding ADA violations. It also targets facilities that retaliate against or punish those in recovery, particularly in the criminal justice system.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island have laws similar to the one in New York. They were authorized to carry them for target practice and hunting away from populated areas, state officials told the Supreme Court, and Mr. Koch was allowed to carry a gun to and from work.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Many victims are scared to speak out because they feel embarrassed or because they think they will not be taken seriously. The truth is that everyone has significant rights that must be protected.

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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. According to the settlement , Home Depot will have to pay $20,750,000—the largest civil penalty ever imposed under the Act.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island all operate under a “reciprocity agreement” which stipulates that if a driver flouts a toll in any of those states, their home state will go after them — holding up re-registrations and license renewals — until the debt is paid.

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