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June 18, 2013
From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "Cyber-war threatens U.S. security" by Katie Mulvaney, Journal Staff Writer
BRISTOL, R.I., June 18, 2013 — There’s a new battlefield looming — with unclear boundaries and a dearth of governing laws. It’s the Internet, and governments, companies and citizens are grappling with how best to limit risks.
“We are in a cyber-war,” Timothy H. Edgar told about 50 people attending a cyber-security conference at Roger Williams University on Monday. [...]
Edgar participated in...
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June 11, 2013
From REUTERS: "WikiLeaks trial is high-profile case for low-profile lawyer" by Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters), June 7, 2013 - When Private First Class Bradley Manning was seeking a civilian defense attorney to bolster his government-appointed legal team in 2010, he considered a number of lawyers experienced in courts-martial. [...]
Eventually, Manning settled on a low-profile choice: David Coombs, a Providence, Rhode Island, attorney who had been in private practice for only a year after more...
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June 11, 2013
From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "'Neutral’ analyst has ties to dealmakers: Matthew Fabian had been scheduled to talk to lawmakers about defaulting on 38 Studios debt" by Philip Marcelo, Journal State House Bureau
PROVIDENCE, June 6, 2013 — A “neutral” financial analyst scheduled to talk to House lawmakers Thursday about the ramifications of defaulting on the 38 Studios debt has ties to companies involved in the deal. [...]
Scheduled to take place hours before the House Finance hearing, the...
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June 03, 2013
From Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly: "Lawyer challenges fee reduction, with some success" by Julie McMahon
CRANSTON, R.I., May 27, 2013: After devoting more than 74 hours to O’Connor v. Colvin, Cranston lawyer Stephen P. Maguire [RWU Law '96] believed the fee request he submitted under the Equal Access to Justice Act was perfectly reasonable.
The Social Security Administration apparently thought otherwise: The agency’s commissioner contested Maguire’s $13,000 fee — at an hourly rate of $180.59 —...
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June 03, 2013
From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "Four-day institute to explore cybersecurity issues" by Katie Mulvaney, Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE, June 3, 2013 — President Obama warned of grave national threats in his State of the Union address –– dangers that included not only al-Qaida and nuclear weapons landing in the wrong hands, but the crippling potential of cyber attacks. [...]
The vast subject of cybersecurity will be explored by a host of experts at a four-day institute this month at Roger Williams...
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May 29, 2013
FROM WRNI, Rhode Island's NPR: "Rhode Island Courts: The Insider Lollapalozza" by Scott MacKay
May 24, 2013: After the Rhode Island court scandals of the 1990s, the state changed the way judges are chosen. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay explains why lawyers with Statehouse connections keep getting appointed to the bench despite the reforms. [...]
This insider Lollapalozza keeps qualified lawyers from even applying to be judges, says Michael Yelnosky, Roger Williams...
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May 24, 2013
From Providence En Español: "Hispano hostigado en su país por ser gay triunfa en USA" por Arelis Peña Brito
For Google auto-translation to English, click here.
PROVIDENCE, May 24, 2013- Ya lo dijo el filósofo británico Bertrand Russell: “Cuando un hombre sabe a dónde va, el mundo entero se aparta para darle paso”. A Luis Mancheno nada lo detuvo cuando decidió que llegaría muy lejos. Se sobrepuso al acoso, a la incomprensión y hasta a la barbarie, para emerger como un hombre preparado, seguro de...
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May 19, 2013
From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "For Russell, legal strategy will be complex: Lawyers who have worked on similar cases discuss what might be next for suspect’s widow" by Tracy Breton and Karen Lee Ziner, Journal Staff Writers
May 19, 2013: Whether or not Katherine Russell knew anything about her dead husband’s involvement in the Boston Marathon bombings, she still faces formidable legal challenges as federal authorities continue their intensive international investigation. [...]
“As a general...
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May 18, 2013
From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "Dees challenges grads on tough issues: Civil-rights lawyer says securing human rights close to home will advance us globally" by Katie Mulvaney, Journal Staff Writer
BRISTOL, May 18, 2013: — Civil-rights lawyer Morris Dees gave the 164 graduates of Roger Williams University School of Law a lofty charge Friday.
“You hold the keys to the gates of justice,” said Dees, cofounder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center. [...]
He challenged them not...
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May 17, 2013
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BRISTOL, R.I., May 17, 2013 – Under sunny blue skies, Morris Dees – a preeminent civil rights attorney and founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center – addressed the 164 graduates of the Class of 2013 during Commencement exercises Friday.
“After 53 years of law practice, I can tell you that I am so proud to be a lawyer,” he told the graduates. “America is a nation of laws, and lawyers led the way long before we were a country. … We know that lawyers wrote...
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May 16, 2013
The School of Law’s Commencement will be available via UStream (live feed) during the ceremony using this link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rwucommencement.
Family and friends unable to be present at the ceremony will be able to tune in on that day. Following the ceremony, the video will be archived and you will receive a link to access it at a later date.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events at 401-254-4659 or lawevents@rwu.edu
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May 16, 2013
BRISTOL, R.I., May 1, 2013 – As Roger Williams University School of Law prepares to kick off its 20th Anniversary year, Morris Dees – a preeminent civil rights attorney and founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center – will address the Class of 2013 and receive an honorary degree during Commencement exercises on Friday, May 17.
The law school ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 17, on the University’s main athletic field. The School of Law will also present an honorary degree to...
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May 16, 2013
From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "AP phone log seizure is echo of Nixon era" by Edward Fitzpatrick, Journal Political Columnist
[...] Granted, there are distinctions between what’s happening now and what happened under President Nixon. “But still, it’s government power,” said David A. Logan, dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law. “And that is why you need a free press.”
[...] Logan, who has written and spoken about First Amendment issues, said, “It’s a troubling pattern for those who...
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May 09, 2013
From WRNI, Rhode Island's NPR: "The Legal Strategy Facing Wife of Boston Bombing Suspect" by Flo Jonic
Katherine Russell, the North Kingstown native who is the widow of suspected marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, has added a new person to her legal team, someone with expertise handling cases involving terrorism. Her original lawyers come from a small Providence firm called DeLuca and Weizenbaum.
They specialize in medical malpractice. Rhode Island Public Radio's...
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May 06, 2013
From WRNI, Rhode Island's NPR: "Bonus Q+A: Elorza on Trying to Put Vacant Buildings to New Use" by Ian Donnis
Roger Williams University Law School professor Jorge Elorza, a Housing Court judge in Providence, joins us on Bonus Q+A to talk about housing, economic development, Latino politics, and his own future plans.
To listen, click here.
