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Unless a person is adequately informed of the reasons for denial of a legal interest, a hearing serves no purpose-- and resembles more a scene from Kafka than a constitutional process. Without notice of the specific reasons for denial, a claimant is reduced to guessing what evidence can or should be submitted in response and driven to responding to every possible argument against denial at the risk of missing the critical one altogether. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article lists several 2014 laws of Rhode Island including the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, and the Cigarette Tax.

The article looks at the decision of the Rhode Island Supreme Court's decision in the "State v. Patino" in which the court affirmed the suppression of evidence on the part of the defendant in the criminal first-degree murder trial. It mentions that the Defendant's personal cellular phones holding as the State waived the issue of the illegality of the search of those phones.

The article looks at a decision of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in the "NV One, LLC v. Potomac Realty Capital, LLC" case involving laws related to usury savings clause in a commercial loan document. Topics discussed include Rhode Island's allowance of use and any effects of usury savings clause, Rhode Island usury jurisprudence, and validation of an otherwise usurious contract.

The article discusses limited scope representation in Rhode Island, and the need for the state to implement a codified set of rules for limited scope representation. Topics include the Rhode Island Rules of Professional Conduct, which allows lawyers to practice limited scope representation, benefits of limited scope representation for courts and clients, and rules for limited scope representation and ghostwriting in other U.S. states including Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire.

The article looks at the raise-or-waive rule of Rhode Island that precludes a litigant from arguing an issue on appeal that has not been articulated at trial. Topics discusses include the decision of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in the "State v. Moten" case representing restrictive approach to the rule, approaches to appellate preservation, and shortcomings in the raise or waive doctrine.

The article explores the history of Rhode Island domestic violence laws and analyzes the need for a specific strangulation statute in Rhode Island. It analyzes the role and challenges of strangulation statute in preventing and decreasing domestic violence strangulation and death under the application of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act and Domestic Abuse Prevention Act. It mentions that Rhode Island's Domestic Assault Strangulation Statute will provide a relief to domestic violence victims.

The article offers information on the operation of solvent schemes of arrangement, the utilization of commutation plans as debt restructuring devices, and the corresponding indemnification conundrum the plans can create for people insured by GTE Reinsurance Co. Ltd. It further discusses the Rhode Island Superior Court's decision in this case and reflects on the significance of risk-transfer as the principal object of insurance for a contract clause analysis.

The article discusses several court cases in Rhode Island. It includes the administrative case Champlin's Realty Associates v. Tikoian, wherein the issue surrounds on the procedural irregularities by Michael Tikoian, the chairman of the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) in denying application to expand operation. It also outlines the rulings on civil cases including Boranian v. Richer, Buttie v. Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and Manning v. Bellafiore.

The article investigates the male-to-female ratio in the Rhode Island's General Assembly to explore whether female legislators are effective as male peers. It explores the reasons and motivations that lead to superior performance of female lawmakers. It examines the challenges of female legislators in performing their jobs. It then summarizes several studies regarding the success of female lawmakers.