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Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations
see RICO
Racial Justice
see Justice
Railroad relocation, Nov. 62:4(11)
Reagan, President Ronald, Mar./Apr. 05:13(53)
see also Assessments; Brownfields; Foreclosure; French Law; Land development; Land use; Landlord/tenant; Marital home; Mortgages; Public trust doctrine; Riparian rights; Taxation; Tenancy by the entirety; Underwater lots; Zoning
- Generally, Feb. 61:3(9), Nov. 96:5(45), Jan./Feb. 03:11(51)
- Adverse possession, Feb. 99:5(47)
- Boundaries, Jan./Feb. 11:19(59)
- Civil unions, Sept./Oct. 12:15(61)
- Closings, Apr. 82:6(30), Feb. 92:25(40), May/Jun. 11:21(59)
- Coastal access, Jun. 00:5(48)
- Condominiums, Apr. 74:4(22)
- Damages, Apr. 87:4(35)
- Deferred exchange agreements, Apr. 91:9(39)
- Easements, Feb. 99:5(47)
- Eminent domain, Nov./Dec. 08:13(57)
- Liens, Mar. 60:1(8)
- Premises liability, Nov./Dec. 07:7(56), Jan./Feb. 13:9(61)
- Qualified pension trusts, Feb. 90:7(38)
- Sales
- Agreements, tax adjustments, Feb. 99:11(47)
- Disputes, mediation, Jan. 01:23(49)
- Tax shelters, Apr. 84:10(32)
- Title, Nov. 95:7(44)
- Title insurance, Feb. 62:1(10), Mar. 62:6(10)
- Trespassers, Jan./Feb. 13:9(61)
- Valuation, Jun./Jul. 86:10(34)
Realism
see Legal realism
Receiverships, Feb. 97:9(45), Mar. 99:11(47), Mar./Apr. 03:25(51), Mar./Apr. 08:9(56), Mar./Apr. 09:5(57), Jan./Feb. 12:31(60)
Record retention policies, Dec. 96:9(45)
Recordings, tax shelters, May 84:6(32)
Redevelopment, Jan./Feb. 12:31(60)
Refusal charge
see Chemical tests
Regulatory "takings", Jan. 93:5(41), Jan. 93:11(41)
Rehabilitation, Dec. 99:17(48)
Rehnquist, Honorable William H., Nov./Dec. 05:13(54)
Religion
see Jewish law
see also Rhode Island Constitution; United States Constitution; Zoning
- Generally, May 53:5(1), Dec. 78:1(27), Jun./Jul. 98:5(46), Jun./Jul. 98:17(46), Sept./Oct. 04:13(53), May/Jun. 05:9(53), Sept./Oct. 05:5(54), Sept./Oct. 05:11(54), Mar./Apr. 06:23(54), Jan./Feb. 09:39(57), May/Jun. 12:27(60)
see also Damages
- Equitable, Nov. 89:9(38), Feb. 97:9(45)
- Limitation/exclusion, Nov. 82:3(31)
Removal statutes, Feb. 91:5(39)
Rental agreements
see Leases
Research and development, tax shelters, May 84:6(32)
Residency affidavits, Feb. 92:25(40)
see also Social security
- Generally, Jan. 67:3(15), Feb. 67:6(15), Apr. 89:21(37), May 97:5(45)
- Defined benefit plans, Mar./Apr. 04:39(52)
- Distribution requirements, Nov. 87:6(36), Sept./Oct. 12:23(61)
- Divorce, Mar. 89:23(37), Sept./Oct. 03:13(52)
- Military, Jan. 92:5(40)
- Providence system, Jun. 94:25(42)
- Qualified pension plans/trusts, Nov. 87:6(36), Feb. 90:7(38)
Revenue sharing, Jan. 74:14(22)
Rhode Island Bar, history, Dec. 56:1(5), Jan. 57:1(5), Jan. 57:10(5), Feb. 57:1(5), Mar. 57:7(5), Apr. 57:1(5), May 57:8(5), Jun. 57:7(5)
see also Attorneys; Unauthorized practice of law
- Generally, May 55:1(3), Dec. 76:2(25)
- Annual meeting
- Chief Justice, remarks to, Jun./Jul. 01:5(49), Jul./Aug. 05:15(54), Jul./Aug. 07:33(56)
- Format, Oct. 67:5(16)
- Association programs, Dec. 90:23(39), Apr. 91:25(39)
- Bylaws, Sept./Oct. 07:29(56)
- Confidential assistance program, Nov. 91:7(40)
- Fee schedules, history, May 72:5(20)
- History, May 78:4(26), Feb. 00:9(48)
- Law Related Education Program, Mar./Apr. 09:9(57)
- Take a Lawyer to Lunch program, Mar. 01:23(49)
- Volunteer Lawyer Program, Jan./Feb. 09:17(57)
- Werle vs., May 85:14(33)
Rhode Island Bar Foundation, establishment, Aug. 53:4(1)
Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act, Feb. 81:13(29)
Rhode Island Center for Children At Risk, Mar. 94:29(42)
Rhode Island Charter, Nov. 99:5(48), Nov. 99:9(48), Sept./Oct. 05:11(54)
Rhode Island Civil Rights Act of 1990, Oct. 90:13(39), Mar. 93:21(41)
see also Civil rights; Civil rights advocacy; Civil Rights Attorney’s Fee Awards Act (1986); Separation of powers
- Generally, May 87:5(35), May 87:11(35), Oct. 86:12(35), Oct. 95:9(44)
- Amendment, Mar. 59:1(7)
- Article I, Section 3, Sept./Oct. 04:13(53)
- Article VI, Section 4, Sept./Oct. 04:7(53), Nov./Dec. 04:11(53)
- Citizens for a Constitutional Convention, Jan. 63:6(11)
- Convention of 1985, May 85:10(33)
- Reform, Jan. 68:3(16), Mar. 68:1(16)
Rhode Island Consumers Council, Apr. 71:1(19)
Rhode Island Controlled Substances Act, Feb. 84:5(32)
Rhode Island Disability Law Center, Nov./Dec. 08:15(57)
Rhode Island Employee Assistance Program
see Employees, assistance programs
Rhode Island Ethics Commission
see also Ethics
- Generally, Nov. 98:3(47), Feb. 00:5(48), May/Jun. 10:7(58)
Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act of 1992, Mar. 93:21(41)
Rhode Island Foundation, services to children, Mar. 94:25(42)
Rhode Island Hazardous Waste Management Act, Jun./Jul. 91:9(39)
see also Rhode Island Charter; Varnum, James Mitchell; Williams, Roger
- Generally, May 76:2(24), May 86:11(34), May 86:18(34), Oct. 86:12(35), May 87:11(35), Jun./Jul. 87:14(35), Oct. 87:5(36), May 90:7(38), Oct. 95:9(44), Sept./Oct. 05:11(54), May/Jun. 11:31(59), Jan./Feb. 13:29(61)
- Attorneys, May/Jun. 03:9(51)
- Founders, Mar./Apr. 02:15(50)
- Gettysburg, Jul./Aug. 11:9(60)
- Public laws of 1798, Feb. 62:3(10)
- United States Supreme court, first case, Jul./Aug. 10:13(59)
Rhode Island Law Center, Oct. 84:5(33)
Rhode Island Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, May/Jun. 09:37(57)
Rhode Island Reports, May 76:5(24)
Rhode Island Rules of Civil Procedure
Rhode Island State Law Library, Oct. 95:19(44)
Rhode Island Superior Court
see Superior Court
see also Appellate practice; Supreme Court Disciplinary Board Memoranda
- Generally, Mar. 76:4(24), Jan. 98:21(46), Dec. 98:5(47), May 00:5(48), Sept./Oct. 09:23(58)
- Admission to the bar, Mar. 59:3(7)
- Advisory opinions, Feb. 77:2(25), Nov./Dec. 04:11(53)
- Investigating Committee, May 53:6(1)
- Reinstatement to bar, Nov. 79:15(28)
- Resignation from bar, Nov. 79:15(28)
Rhode Island Truancy Court, Dec. 00:5(49)
RIEAP
see Employees, assistance programs
Right to work clauses, Apr. 74:6(22)
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, Dec. 91:13(40), May 95:15(43)
Riparian rights, Oct. 84:8(33)
RISDC, Feb. 96:7(44)
Rocha, Honorable Gilbert T. (1931-2008), Jul./Aug. 09:15(58)
Roger Williams University School of Law, Feb. 92:3(40), Apr. 93:29(41), Nov. 93:8(42), Jun. 94:22(42), May 97:23(45), May 99:21(47), May/Jun. 03:36(51), Sept./Oct. 04:25(53), May/Jun. 07:41(55), May/Jun. 10:14(58), Jan./Feb. 12:28(60)
see also Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Superior Court, civil procedure
- Generally, Oct. 92:7(41)
- Motion calendar, Sept./Oct. 09:29(58)
- Rhode Island, Jan./Feb. 07:21(55)
- Rule of Court, Sept./Oct. 09:29(58)
see also Evidence; Federal Rules of Evidence
- Generally, Feb. 77:4(25), Jan. 88:19(36)
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