It’s the end of July and the Rhode Island Supreme Court has not published an opinion since July 3. The hiatus likely means the Court is done for term 2017-2018 and will not issue another published opinion until the 2018-2019…
Month: July 2018
The Map Room of Janus: Thoughts on the Thinking of the U.S. Supreme Court and What Comes Next
The map room scene is one of the best moments in the original Raiders of the Lost Ark movie. Indiana Jones drops into the ancient map room of Tanis to locate the Lost Ark. Someone has already been there but…
Stipulation or Consent Motion or Private Agreement? A View from the Salt Mines
Litigation is adversarial. The inherent conflict means that most lawsuits involve parties who don’t like each other, and there’s a natural tendency to refuse to budge on anything. But sometimes, in the midst of this systemic friction, it makes sense…