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Election Results and Blogging Plans

Jon Pincince
November 10, 2008 16:27

Well, in case you were wondering, my campaign for South Kingstown School Committee was unsuccessful.  Here are the results (5 elected): Candidate                                     Votes     Pct Stephen Scott MUELLER (DEM)         7649    16.1% Elizabeth S. MORRIS (Ind)               7548    15.9% ...

Rhode Island Law Journal on Campaign Hiatus

Jon Pincince
June 29, 2008 18:53

I have decided to suspend my blogging here at Rhode Island Law Journal until November to focus my attention and efforts on my work and on my campaign for South Kingstown School Committee. You will continue to be able to find and contact me through several sites online,...

Pincince for School Committee

Jon Pincince
June 26, 2008 13:43

Yes, I am running for a seat on the South Kingstown School Committee, which has four available seats. I’m running as an Independent. Other candidates include four Democrats - incumbents Anthony Mega, Stephen Scott Mueller, and Richard E. Angelli, and newcomer Frederick Lee Frostic - and one...

Campaign Season Begins

Jon Pincince
June 26, 2008 13:42

Matt assures me that Rep. Walsh is indeed running, despite not being on the SOS’s list.  Also, Liz Boardman of the South County Independent informs me that the SK Board of Canvassers has told her that both Walsh and Rice filed timely Declarations.  So much for wondering what happened to Dem...

Not Justice

Jon Pincince
June 25, 2008 21:05

But this is as close as we can get.But this is as close as we can get.

Judiciary News

Jon Pincince
June 24, 2008 12:44

The ProJo reports on recent appointments to the District Court and Traffic Tribunal and a positive change to the law (if not vetoed by the Governor) regarding appointments to the Judicial Nominating Commission.The ProJo reports on recent appointments to the District Court and Traffic Tribunal and a ...

Northern RI Courthouse Given House Go Ahead for 2010

Jon Pincince
June 20, 2008 16:23

Reports the ProJo: The last debate to hit the House floor was one of the more intense. For more than an hour, Republicans lobbied against a plan to build a courthouse in Smithfield several years from now that would cost taxpayers $88 million. The lawyer-dominated legislature, they said, shouldn’t b...

Lions and Muslims

Jon Pincince
June 20, 2008 02:30

Representative Al Gemma just suggested we throw Muslims to the lions, I think in jest regarding how we (i.e. the State) could raise some money. Really, he did. There seemed to follow a low grumbling in the House chamber.Representative Al Gemma just suggested we throw Muslims to the lions, I think...

A Must-Read for Litigators

Jon Pincince
June 19, 2008 14:32

Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein discusses the standard governing a Rule 12(b)(6) motion in light of a recent United States Supreme Court case that drew a wrinkle into the now-well-known standard established more than 50 years ago in Conley v. Gibson.Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein ...

Quite a Semester at RWU Law

Jon Pincince
June 19, 2008 13:56

Dean David Logan offers a photo recap.Dean David Logan offers a photo recap.