STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

Background I was just “another Lynch.” That’s how Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Erin Lynch Prata described her early years growing up in the Cowesett … more

The City of Cranston’s five-member Probate Judge Advisory Commission (PJAC) interviewed three candidates and voted 4-1 to recommend reappointing George M. Cappello. The City Council, … more

Making history Justice Melissa A. Long is sworn in as a member of the Rhode Island Supreme Court during a ceremony on the steps of the State House on Monday. Long is the first Black person to serve on the court. (Courtesy of Rhode Island Courts) more

The Senate has approved several judicial appointments that will help diversify the state court system, including the first person of color to the Supreme Court and appointments that will result in the first majority-female Supreme Court, the first more

By JOHN HOWELL "e;I think I have a story for you,"e; Francis X. Flaherty said early Saturday morning. Flaherty was wearing black, but not the black robes of his attire as an Associate Supreme Court Justice, a post he has held for nearly 18 years. Rather, he more