Rhode Island Codifies a Non-Waivable Five-Bar-Exam Failure Cap and Tightens Exam/UBE-Transfer Pathways for Admission 1. Introduction In In re Amendments to Board of Bar Examiners Rules of Practice...
Rhode Island Establishes a Firm Five-Bar-Exam Failure Cap and Creates Supervised Temporary Practice Pending Admission 1. Introduction In In re Amendments to Article II of the Supreme Court Rules...
Rhode Island Supreme Court’s 2026 Appellate Rule Reforms: Standardized Appendices, Enforceable Filing Defaults, and Structured Emergency/Extension Practice 1. Introduction On January 6, 2026, the...
Appellate Waiver through Inadequate Briefing and Incomplete Record: Commentary on Future Contracting & Estimators, LLC v. Maelee Allen I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Rhode Island’s decision in...
Strict Enforcement of Rule 33 Timeliness and Issue Preservation in Rhode Island: Commentary on State v. Victor Tavares (R.I. 2025) I. Introduction The Rhode Island Supreme Court’s order in State v....
No Per Se Discovery Right to Witness‑Protection Expenditures under Rule 16 and Brady: Commentary on Dana Gallop v. State of Rhode Island I. Introduction The Rhode Island Supreme Court’s opinion in...
Lost Note, No Bar: Rhode Island Reaffirms Mortgagee’s Power to Foreclose Without Possessing the Note and Limits UCC § 6A-3-309 to Note Enforcement Introduction In Porch Swing Holdings LLC v. Wayne A....
Public Censure for a Single, Self‑Reported False Affidavit: Rhode Island Supreme Court Clarifies Sanction Factors under Rules 3.3 and 8.4 Introduction In In the Matter of Santiago H. Posas, No....
Treating a Pending Reinstatement as De Facto Suspension: Public Censure for Lack of Candor in In re Kolb Introduction In the Matter of Staci L. Kolb is a Rhode Island Supreme Court attorney...
“From Wellness-Check to Exigency” – Rhode Island Affirms a Broad, Totality-Driven Emergency-Aid Exception in State v. Nathan Cooper (2025) Introduction In State v. Nathan Cooper, the Rhode Island...
“Beyond Propensity”: State v. Montero and the New Latitude for Admitting Uncharged Sexual-Misconduct Evidence under R.I. R. Evid. 404(b) Introduction In State v. Miguel Montero, No. 2023-92-C.A....
State v. Peckham: Clarifying Harmless-Error Review where Juvenile Records are Barred from Cross-Examination Introduction On 30 July 2025 the Rhode Island Supreme Court decided State v. Matthew...
Beyond Borders: The Rhode Island Supreme Court Confirms Extraterritorial Reach of the “Relevant Market Area” under the Dealer Law Introduction Rhode Island Truck Center, LLC (“RITC”), the state’s...
Potenza v. Deutsche Bank — Rhode Island Supreme Court Tightens the “Diligence-and-Reliance” Test for Rule 60(b) Independent Actions Alleging Fraud on the Court Introduction The Rhode Island Supreme...
Rhode Island Supreme Court Affirms Six-Year Limitation on All Executions, Including Replacement Pluries Executions Capital Video Corporation v. Joseph A. Bevilacqua, No. 2023-244 (R.I. Jul. 22, 2025)...
Voluntary Demolition Forecloses Dimensional Variance: RH McLeod Family LLC & 4 Spray Rock, LLC v. Westerly Zoning Board of Review (R.I. 2025) 1. Introduction In this consolidated certiorari...
“No Romance, No Inference”: State v. Threadgill and the Refined Standard for When Consent Must Be Charged 1. Introduction In State v. Larry Threadgill, No. 2023-23-C.A. (R.I. July 18 2025), the Rhode...
Reaffirming the “More-Than-Mere-Inconvenience” Test for Dimensional Variances: A Comprehensive Commentary on Watch Hill Fire District v. Westerly Zoning Board of Review, 330 A.3d ___ (R.I. 2025) I....
Cunningham v. Cunningham (R.I. 2025): Supreme Court Affirms Family Court’s Power to Impose Rule 11 Sanctions and Attorneys’ Fees for Motions Seeking Unauthorized Modification of an...
Clarifying the Procedural Framework for De Novo Appeals in Rhode Island: Discovery Limits, Order of Proof, and Pro-Se Litigant Standards Introduction In E.H. Turf Supply Co., Inc. d/b/a Allen’s Seed...