In a candid interview, US District Court Chief Judge John J. “Jack” McConnell Jr. talks about being in the national spotlight, ruling on high-profile legal challenges to the Trump administration’s ...

Defendants in Rhode Island v. Trump, a lawsuit thus far preserving the Institute of Museum and Library Services, have filed an appeal against a judge’s permanent injunction that halted damage to the ...

A Virginia trucker arrested in Newport with a pregnant teen previously reported missing was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

David Romero Reyes, 55, of Stafford, Va., was sentenced for “engaging in sexual contact” with the minor, prosecutors said.

A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and ...

A truck driver has been sentenced to federal prison for having sex with a minor girl who traveled with him to Rhode Island in ...

The U.S. District Court in Rhode Island is seeking applicants for a federal magistrate judge position. The vacancy is due to the upcoming retirement of U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan in ...

The Trump administration’s escalating clash with the judiciary over immigration, spending priorities and more is turning previously unknown judges like James Boasberg and Paula Xinis into household ...

EV charging funding is back in play after a judge invalidated DOT’s freeze, but some damage already done may be hard to ...

The wind farm's developer filed a preliminary injunction request last week. 'This is a mistake, President': Bill Ackman responds to Trump's call for a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest Judge ...

A federal judge allowed a Rhode Island-based offshore wind project to continue construction despite the Trump administration’s attempts to stop it, giving the industry a boost as it tries to weather ...