On a recent trip to Providence, Rhode Island, I had the opportunity to explore the Rhode Island State House. The Rhode Island State House is the seat of Rhode Island’s government and home to Rhode Island’s Royal
Here’s the latest in our continuing series of dirt law pilgrimages, where we visit the site of some of the more important cases in our favorite area of law. As every dirt lawyer knows, you can see photos, read descriptions,
Blackstone Products of Providence, Utah is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Blackstone Parmesan Ranch seasoning products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Blackstone’s action is based on a California Dairies, Inc. recall of dry milk powder due
The neighborhood abutting the Port of Providence in Rhode Island is vulnerable to oil spills thanks to the hulking shadow of Shell Oil storage tanks. Photo: Ecophotography
In South Providence, Rhode Island, residents near the Port of Providence have lived
A Rhode Island child support lawyer discusses important issues concerning contempt for failure to pay child support in Providence Family Court, Rhode Island. Are child support contempt proceedings ever initiated by the state of Rhode Island? If the parent who
Main Monday, August 04, 2025Two takes on Columbia (Brown) settlementsThe Knight Foundation (located at Columbia) identifies the ways it surrenders academic control (or the way an anti-university administration can deliberately misuse it to strip academic control). The authors are consistent
Main Thursday, July 31, 2025Down goes BrownAgreement here. It includes some original bad stuff:• $ 50 million to “state workforce development organizations” in recognition of the university as a “regional economic engine and career catalyst.” I guess that
The Providence RinkYesterday, we told you about Providence’s relatively successful effort to persuade private universities within its tax jurisdictions to make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to the City. We contrasted the nearly $7 – 11 million annual PILOTs
Main Monday, November 27, 2023Brown University faculty commit category errorMore than 260 faculty and staff at Brown University signed an open letter to President Christina Paxson urging the university not to pursue criminal or student-conduct charges against a group
