The Rhode Island Supreme Court will hold its final day of oral argument for term ’17-’18 on Wednesday, May 9 at 9:30 a.m. For all you appellate aficionados out there, it’s your last chance to watch the Supreme Court in…
U.S. Probation Officer Mike Primeau is #1, and I’m Not Just Loosely Translating His Last Name
Today is a sad day for the great State of Rhode Island. We lose one of our finest, U.S. Probation Officer Mike Primeau, who is transferring to a federal probation district in California. Mike Primeau is numero uno, so perhaps…
The Top 11 Reasons Why the R.I. State Law Library is Awesome!
The Rhode Island State Law Library is one of the jewels of the Rhode Island legal system. It’s a great place for research and a jumping-off point for difficult legal questions. Still not sold on taking a field trip to…
To Object or Not To Object to U.S. Magistrate Judge Decisions?
Tis’ nobler in the mind to suffer, The slings and arrows of legal misfortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. To object, or not to object—to the magistrate judge? That is the…
The Score is 167,504 to 759. So yeah, the State Courts Handle a Few More Cases Than the Federal Court
167,504 to 759. It sounds like a lopsided cricket score (those matches go on forever!), but it’s really the number of proceedings filed in Rhode Island state courts versus the Rhode Island federal court in 2016, the most recent year…
Someone Has a Case of the Mondays: Closing Arguments in Federal Civil Rights Trial are Monday, March 19
Update as of March 19 at 9 a.m.: there are a few more witnesses this morning. Closing arguments are likely to start around 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. (March 19, Courtroom 1 of federal courthouse). Shelton v. Wozny, a federal civil…