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13
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20
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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05/24/2013
RWU Law in the "Real World"
I often use this blog to talk about the amazing array of experiential learning opportunities that RWU Law is able to offer as the only law school in Rhode Island. But as we approach our 20th...
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  • April 03, 2013
    Goldstein & Sack on Same-Sex Marriage
    From the Providence Journal: “The Truth-O-Meter Says:  False” April 3, 2013: Rhode Island Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin says U.S. Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage could nullify any Rhode Island votes on the issue. […] So we started making inquiries. "There is absolutely no chance that the Supreme Court will nullify a Rhode Island law adopting same-sex marriage, either by referendum or by action of the General Assembly," said Jared Goldstein, professor of law at Roger Williams...
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  • March 13, 2013
    Donaldson '07 on Same-Sex Marriage
    From the Providence Journal: "Same-sex bill does protect churches" by LEAH J. DONALDSON '07 March 12, 2013: In a Feb. 21 Commentary piece, Robin Fretwell Wilson, a law professor at Washington & Lee University, criticized the Rhode Island House for passing a marriage-equality bill (H.B. 5015) that she claimed fails to provide the same exemptions for religious organizations as “every other state” that lets loving and committed gay couples marry. I respectfully disagree [...] For full story,...
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