Holding onto two House seats not only helps R.I., it helps Governor McKee
The incumbent Democrat no longer must face the possibility of running against a popular US congressman in 2022, analysts say
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated April 27, 2021, 2 hours ago
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PROVIDENCE â When the US Census Bureau announced on Monday that Rhode Island would keep its two seats in the US House of Representatives, the news certainly came as a relief to Representatives James R. Langevin and David N. Cicilline.
But as Robert A. Walsh Jr., executive director of the National Education Association Rhode Island, pointed out Monday: âThe big winner today is not the obvious winner â itâs Governor Dan McKee.â
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ACLU sues R.I. attorney general over public records fee
A law student is seeking reports on how many plea deals were vacated because judges failed to tell defendants about immigration consequences
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 11:27 a.m.
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PROVIDENCE â The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is suing the attorney generalâs office, challenging a $225 fee charged to a law student for records regarding plea deals that could have immigration consequences.
The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of Roger Williams University School of Law student Lindsay Koso, who is doing research for a law review article on state immigration law. One law requires the attorney general to give the legislature an annual report listing cases in which plea agreements were vacated because judges failed to tell criminal defendants that a plea could have adverse