The Ocean State’s constitution is notable for protection of its surrounding waters; an update to the document in the 1980s included more than 40 amendments.

U.S. Senate Democrats on ​Wednesday accused one of President Donald Trump's personal attorneys of being a loyalist who refuses to acknowledge Trump's 2020 election ‌loss to Joe Biden.

Leading legal thinkers weighed in on the state constitutional rulings our readers should know about from this past year.

The 51-year-old admitted to filling out a ballot in the name of her mother, an “avid Donald Trump supporter,” who died before she could vote for him in the 2024 election.

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Bernstein, the court’s first blind justice, travels the world promoting access and equality for disabled people.

Bernstein, the court’s first blind justice, travels the world promoting access and equality for disabled people.

It’s increasingly collecting and using social media information to make high-stakes decisions related to immigration.

School services, funding, and DEI programs are at stake.

School services, funding, and DEI programs are at stake.

The dispute over whether the 1849 law bans nearly all abortions in the state is a sign of a “world gone mad,” one justice said.

The court approved a law to strip the governor’s election board powers, risking creating a precedent for partisan power-grabbing.

The arrest of a Wisconsin judge comes after ICE walked back policies designed to ensure communities wouldn’t be afraid to access courts

Republicans in Montana and other states complain that liberal judges are tossing out the laws they pass. Now, conservative legislators are trying to change the rules, and the judges.

Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers an

A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.

Lawmakers say several bills under consideration Thursday would “address the unchecked authority of faculty.” They would expand university governing boards’ oversight powers.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public statement Tuesday pushing back after President Trump called to impeach a federal judge that ruled against his administration in a high-profile deport…

A letter outlining “immediate next steps” arrived less than a week after the administration said it was canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.

Education rights expert Joshua Weishart discusses the effects of Trump’s education policy changes and how states are pushing back.

With court majorities at stake in both states, 2025 may see the most expensive judicial elections ever.

Education rights expert Joshua Weishart discusses the effects of Trump’s education policy changes and how states are pushing back.

At least 124 people, mostly babies, children and teens, have been infected. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.