The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In Rhode Island, for instance, public comment is a regular part of opioid advisory committee hearings. The board’s operational expenses — including a $10,000-per-month contract with a public relations firm — is being paid from $1 million from a previous opioid-related settlement. Following the Money.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. The federal district court for the District of Rhode Island for the most part denied a motion to dismiss a citizen suit asserting that Shell Oil Products US and other defendants (Shell) failed to prepare a terminal in Providence for the impacts of climate change.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

However, the termination without cause reportedly allowed her to receive a lump sum payment under her contract. Rhode Island Professor Erik Loomis, who writes for the site Lawyers, Guns, and Money , said he saw “nothing wrong” with the killing of a conservative protester — a view defended by other academics.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 23, 2025

United States , 24-25 Issue: Whether the Sixth Amendment reserves to juries the determination of any fact underlying a criminal restitution order. Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 conferences.) Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 30, 2021

However, in a chilling turn of events, the university has now refused to renew his contract. However, it proved a pyrrhic victory for Manco who was then promptly canned when his contract came up. It was a direct and serious attack on free speech and ultimately the university concluded that Manco did not violate any school policy.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Tennessee Federal Court Allowed Conservation Groups to Proceed with Challenge to TVA Long-Term Contracts. The federal district court for the Western District of Tennessee denied the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging long-term contracts for electricity between TVA and local utilities.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 13, 2022

” Academics like Rhode Island Professor Erik Loomis have declared that science and statistics are racist while others have declared math is racist. Even if you prevail, you may find yourself unemployed when your contract is not renewed. We recently discussed that concern where a St.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Executive Branch has a duty to align federal spending and action with the will of the people as expressed through congressional appropriations, not through Presidential priorities,’ Rhode Island federal Judge John McConnell scolded in the January 31 TRO , reminding the feds that actually Congress has the power of the purse.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 23, 2022

This litigation began in early June 2019 when Vox Media’s writers staged a walkout to call for a collective bargaining contract. I also supported 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.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis defended the murder of a conservative protester and said he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Joseph’s University refused to renew a contract for a professor who actually prevailed in such a free speech fight. We discussed how St.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 21, 2023

University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis defended the murder of a conservative protester and said he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Joseph’s University refused to renew a contract for a professor who actually prevailed in such a free speech fight. We discussed how St.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

State court proceedings in Rhode Island’s case were put on hold in August pending the U.S. Supreme Court’s and Rhode Island Supreme Court’s consideration of personal jurisdiction issues in unrelated cases. Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co. , No 19-1818 (1st Cir.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

United States , 24-25 Issue: Whether the Sixth Amendment reserves to juries the determination of any fact underlying a criminal restitution order. Relisted after the Jan. 10 conference.) Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Nevertheless, in the past, I have defended extremist views on academic freedom grounds like those of University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis, who rationalized the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Loomis also writes for the site “Lawyers, Guns, and Money.”).

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Neil Matkin and other college officials refused to renew her contract due to her controversial tweet. The college has also cited other grounds for not renewing the contract, including “insubordination” and making private personnel issues public that impair the college’s operations.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 25, 2022

Rhode Island Professor Erik Loomis, who writes for the site Lawyers, Guns, and Money , said he saw “nothing wrong” with the killing of a conservative protester — a view defended by other academics. We previously discussed the case of Professor Gregory Manco who lost his contract with St. He is now suing the university.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims. Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson withdrew his lawsuit against the lead author and publisher of an article that critiqued an article by Jacobson and others on grid reliability and renewable energy.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 29, 2025

For example, the USDA released $20 million in frozen awards made through the conservation programs funded by the IRA, stating that it will honor contracts that were already made directly to farmers. More detail on actions taken under the new administration can be found in the IRA Tracker. In Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v.

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