State House plaza homeless encampment cleared by Governor McKee
January 26, 2023

State House plaza homeless encampment cleared by Governor McKee

The State House homeless encampment was cleared by Governor McKee less than a day after a Superior...

State House eviction hearing delayed as Judge reviews “mountain of paperwork”
December 15, 2022

State House eviction hearing delayed as Judge reviews “mountain of paperwork”

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge David Cruise spoke for all of two minutes in court on Wednesday...

ACLU & Center For Justice file complaint to prevent State House encampment eviction
December 13, 2022

ACLU & Center For Justice file complaint to prevent State House encampment eviction

A hearing on the injunction request is scheduled to be heard tomorrow at 10am before Rhode Island...

Democracy comes to Bonnet Shores Fire District
June 3, 2022

Democracy comes to Bonnet Shores Fire District

“…while I was denied a ballot, thousands of people who did not live in Bonnet Shores were...

Officer “John Doe” needs to reveal identity to sue the state say advocacy groups
June 1, 2022

Officer “John Doe” needs to reveal identity to sue the state say advocacy groups

Representing the Black Lives Matter RI PAC (BLM RI PAC), the community advocacy group Direct Action for...

AG Neronha appeals Superior Court decision to release unlawfully incarcerated men to Supreme Court
April 5, 2022

AG Neronha appeals Superior Court decision to release unlawfully incarcerated men to Supreme Court

“The continued detention was violating a law enacted by the General Assembly last year, ‘Mario’s Law,’ designed...

ACLU charges state with undermining law designed to reduce the incarceration of juvenile offenders
March 24, 2022

ACLU charges state with undermining law designed to reduce the incarceration of juvenile offenders

The State’s literal argument, taken to its logical conclusion, would be that the Youthful Offender Act is...

Criminal defense association: Comments by mayor and police commissioner a direct attack on the Constitution
February 16, 2022

Criminal defense association: Comments by mayor and police commissioner a direct attack on the Constitution

“Executive leaders, especially those with a background in the law like Mayor Elorza, should refrain from attacking...

Judge rules residents need not own property to vote in Bonnet Shores Fire District
January 28, 2022

Judge rules residents need not own property to vote in Bonnet Shores Fire District

“The Court cannot conceive of any circumstances in which the BSFD could permissibly use the property ownership...

Woonsocket City Council rejects two good government bills, vows to fight Attorney General on OMA violations
January 16, 2020

Woonsocket City Council rejects two good government bills, vows to fight Attorney General on OMA violations

“To take a view that maybe all the former Attorney Generals were lax in their duties and...

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island appeals state denial in Rhode Island Superior Court
November 6, 2018

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island appeals state denial in Rhode Island Superior Court

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island filed an appeal in Rhode Island Superior Court on the decision by the...

No New Power Plant presents CLF with check for $5000
October 31, 2019

No New Power Plant presents CLF with check for $5000

Today, the folks that represent the “boots on the ground” opposition to a fracked gas power plant...

Superior Court overturns slander lawsuit against Johnston Mayor Polisena
October 31, 2019

Superior Court overturns slander lawsuit against Johnston Mayor Polisena

The Rhode Island Superior Court has overturned a slander lawsuit against Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena. Polisena had...

Rhode Island Attorney General files in support of CLF in Invenergy water case
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island Attorney General files in support of CLF in Invenergy water case

“Perhaps the oldest branch of conservation law is the law of fresh water allocation. It is inherently...

Challenge to Invenergy’s water deal heats up in Superior Court
October 31, 2019

Challenge to Invenergy’s water deal heats up in Superior Court

“[F]rankly, we don’t really care. Why should we? If you turn on a spigot, the water goes...

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