RI Fossil Fuel Lawsuit A State Matter

PROVIDENCE, RI — In 2018, Rhode Island brought a fossil fuel lawsuit against companies for deception that stymied fossil fuel harm prevention from sea level rise, and the U.S. Supreme […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — In 2018, Rhode Island brought a fossil fuel lawsuit against companies for deception that stymied fossil fuel harm prevention from sea level rise, and the U.S. Supreme […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha pledged to defend RI reproductive rights; now he’s joined a multi-state challenge of […]
WASHINGTON, DC —U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in introducing the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act. Murray, Chair of […]
The Senate is not required to approve the President’s appointment outright, but it is bound to hold hearings in a reasonable attempt to vet the nominee. The denial of even a hearing for President Barack Obama’s nominee for the seat, Merrick Garland, at the time the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, was in defiance of the fundamental law of this country, and must not be allowed to stand.
Same-sex marriage, legal in Rhode Island since 2013, has been ruled the national law of the land by the US Supreme Court Friday in a 5-4 decision.