Posts Tagged ‘judges’
Bi-partisan Legislation to Protect State, Local Judges Would Increase Security. Tries Again for Passage
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today reintroduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, legislation to establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center that would provide technical assistance, training, and threat monitoring for state and…
Read MoreOf Judges, Parental Rights, and Porn: SCOTUS Wraps 2025 Term
Announcement of SCOTUS opinions for Friday, June 27 On the last day of the Supreme Court decisions as they recess for the summer, 6 decisions were expected, with 5 coming down. Two of the decisions make this one of the most consequential days in SCOTUS history. Below each summary is a link to the document,…
Read MoreCranston’s 1st Municipal Court Judge of color, Angelyne E. Cooper
Cranston City Council votes in new judges, including first Black Municipal Court Judge Angelyne E. Cooper Immediately following the inauguration of Kenneth Hopkins as Mayor, the new Cranston City Council called to order and conducted new business, under the leadership of its new President, Chris Paplauskas. A lengthy portion of the event, which was conducted…
Read MoreHere come the new RI judges…
by Jim Vincent, Contributing Writer, NAACP Providence Branch – Nancy Thomas, Publisher The NAACP Providence Branch is thrilled with the appointments of Melissa Long and Elizabeth Ortiz to the Supreme and Family Courts, respectively! Superior Court Justice, Melissa Long, a descendant of Black American slaves, would become the first person of color appointed to the…
Read MoreGov. Raimondo’s moment to diversify our courts is right now – Jim Vincent, NAACP
by Jim Vincent, NAACP, contributing writer. Opinion The NAACP is the largest and oldest Civil Rights organization in America. In Rhode Island, the Providence Branch was founded in 1913 in response to the serious social justice issues of the time. Over the last 10 years, arguably the number one advocacy issue taken up by the…
Read MoreNAACP Providence On Recent Court Appointments
NAACP Providence Branch is happy to see the RI Judiciary become more diverse. The NAACP Providence Branch would like to applaud Governor Raimondo’s appointment and the Senate’s confirmation of Melissa Dubose and Christopher Smith to the RI District Court and Keith Cardoza to the Workers Compensation Court; the first person of color ever appointed to…
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