The Creative City has offers many ways for its young artists to show off their creative talents. However, the legal world is usually not one of them. Even the most rebellious artist needs to learn the local laws and courthouse rules in order to succe...
Basics of Rhode Island's abortion laws and restrictions, including the state's definition of a legal abortion, consent requirements for minors, and more.
Injuries are just a part of life, whether it's a skinned knee or a severe concussion. But when you suffer an injury because someone else was negligent or acted intentionally, Rhode Island's civil courts provide a process for obtaining financial compe...
Overview of Rhode Island's adoption laws and procedures, including the requirements for prospective parents and the age at which a child's consent is needed.
Information about Rhode Island's adverse possession law, which allows someone openly inhabiting an otherwise neglected piece of property to gain legal title.
Adults are mostly free to marry whomever they choose, including same-sex couples in a growing majority of states, but not all unions are considered legitimate. Each state has laws governing which marriages are legal , which are prohibited, eligibilit...
The basics of Rhode Island antitrust law, which protects consumers by preventing mergers and other business deals that are meant to eliminate competition.
Information about Rhode Island's regulations pertaining to the handling, removal, and disposal of asbestos-containing products, which are known to cause serious illness upon exposure.
Business isn't just the part of the newspaper you toss aside while looking for the sports headlines, it's the engine of the economy and relates to the goods and services we buy and often our careers. Because business touches so many facets of our liv...
The death penalty, or capital punishment, was reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976 ( Gregg v. Georgia ) after it was ruled unconstitutional just a few years earlier. This ruling didn't reinstate capital punishment everywhere, though, but gave...
