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

HowAppealing

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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US appeals court finds no constitutional right to civics education

JURIST

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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Alito and Gorsuch call for court to reconsider confrontation clause precedent

SCOTUSBlog

Cid Franklin was arrested in New York and then questioned (without a lawyer) by a publicly funded agency that makes bail recommendations to the judges who arraign defendants. New York was part of a list of orders released on Monday morning from the justices private conference on March 21.

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Lawyer avoids interim suspension after conviction stemming from impaired mother’s wandering

ABA Journal

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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Top state court grants reprieve to lawyer who flubbed electronic filing in 2020 after his secretary quit

ABA Journal

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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What Makes Truck Accident Claims So Complicated in Rhode Island?

LegalReader

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

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Top 3 Reasons to Hire a Domestic Abuse Lawyer In Rhode Island

LegalReader

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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