US-R-Ar-2001-78 Guide to the Senate Legal Counsel Edward M. Fogarty records 1991-2004 Finding aid prepared by Kate Telford. Rhode Island State Archives 2009 May 01
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 Fogarty, Edward M. Senate Legal Counsel Edward M. Fogarty records 1991-2004 Senate Legal Counsel Edward M. Fogarty records 8.4 cubic feet other The Senate Legal Counsel Edward M. Fogarty records include briefs, motions, court transcripts working papers, orders, clippings, interrogatories, judgments, correspondence and case histories. 2001-78 Historical note

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Senate Legal Counsel Edward M. Fogarty records, 2001-78, Rhode Island State Archives.

The Senate Legal Counsel Edward M. Fogarty records include briefs, motions, court transcripts working papers, orders, clippings, interrogatories, judgments, correspondence and case histories. The records include the following subjects: Separation of Powers - Re: Legislative appointments to state boards and commissions. Town of Exeter v. State of Rhode Island - Re: Lawsuit against the state over allocation of education aid to the cities and towns. Sundlun v. Pawtucket - Re: Communities’ actions against state officials seeking declaratory judgment that the state’s method of funding public education was unconstitutional. Almond v. Lottery Commission - Re: Does the Constitution prohibit legislators and/or their appointees from constituting a majority of the membership of a public board. Hawkins v. Lottery Commission - Re: Complaint of John Hawkins, Director of the Lottery Commission against the Commission and Governor for wrongful termination. Sundlun v. Cicilline - Re: Veto power of the Governor. Lt. Governor Advisory Opinions - Re: Request of the Senate of an Advisory Opinion (Election of Lieutenant Governor by the General Assembly in Grand Committee) and Request of the Governor for and Advisory Opinion (Appointment to fill vacancy in the Office of Lieutenant Governor). Cote v Almond - Re: Plaintiffs seeking a declaration that Executive Order 94-20 "violated Article 12, Section 2 of the Rhode Island Constitution because the Order of November 7, 1994, establishing a preparatory commission was inherently incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duty of assembling information on constitutional questions for the electors the very next day’s vote on the question, ‘Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the Constitution?’"

The Senate Legal Counsel Edward M. Fogarty records are arranged into the following series: Series 1. Separation of Powers Series 2. Pawtucket v. Sundlun Series 3. Hawkins, et al v. Lottery Commission, et al Series 4. Almond v. Lottery Commission, et al Series 5. Town of Exeter, 1999-2000 Series 6. Sundlun et al. v. Cicilline Series 7. Advisory Opinion, Lt. Governor 1996-1997 Series 8. Cote v. Almond, Almond v. Inman and Cote v. Inman Series 9. General briefs, correspondence, motions and newspaper clippings

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Transferred from Ellen Piccirilli, Room 310, State House, Office of the Senate Majority Leader on October 12, 2001.

 Names Sundlun, Bruce G., 1920- Almond, Lincoln C. Rhode Island Lottery Commission Rhode Island. Dept. of the Attorney General Rhode Island. General Assembly. House of Representatives Exeter (R.I.)

Subjects Governors Political ethics. Separation of powers--Rhode Island. Amicus curiae Actions and defenses. Litigation Judgments, Declaratory. Lieutenant governors

RIAMCO Browsing Terms Government, Politics and Law Rhode Island/Local Interest Types of materials briefs (legal documents) legal documents clippings (information artifacts) petitions writs memorandums decisions judicial records correspondence transcripts affidavits

Additional information

Series 1 1/2 1-24/1-3 Separation of Powers1998

Rhode Island Supreme Court No. 1997-572-M.P. In Re: Advisory Opinion from the Governor (Rhode Island State Ethics Commission - Separation of Powers)

Subseries 1 1 1-11 Opposing Briefs1998 Subseries 2 1 12 Correspondence1998 Subseries 3 1 13-21 Supporting Briefs1998 Subseries 4 1 22-24 Working Papers1998 Subseries 5 2 1-3 Briefs and Motions1998 Series 2 2 4-17 Pawtucket v. Sundlun1993-1995

City of Pawtucket, ET AL Vs. Bruce Sundlun, ET AL, Rhode Island Superior Court 1991-8644, 1991-0880, 1992-0588, Rhode Island Supreme Court 1994-0347. 1994 0188 M.P. RE: School Aid Litigation

 Subseries 1 2 4-6 Briefs1995 Subseries 2 2 7-16 Court Transcripts1993 Subseries 3 2 17 Hearing Transcripts1994 Series 3 3 1-8 Hawkins, et al v. Lottery Commission, et al1996-2000

United States District Court C.A. No. 1997-604 ML, Rhode Island Superior Court C.A. No. 1996-4076, Rhode Island Supreme Court No. 1997-144-A, No. 1997-132-M.P., No. 1997-205-M.P., No. 1997-211-M.P.

 Subseries 1 3 1-4 Petitions, Interrogatories, Motions and Judgments1996-2000 Subseries 2 3 5-8 Dockets, Petitions and Motions1997-1999 Series 4 3/4 9-22/1-10 Almond v. Lottery Commission, et al1996-2000

Includes clippings and court files from the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

 Subseries 1 3 9 Clippings1996 Subseries 2 3 10-22 Superior Court Files, C.A. No. PC 99-23231999 Subseries 3 4 1-10 Supreme Court Files Case No. 99-525-A2000 Series 5 4 11-18 Town of Exeter2000

Contains Town of Exeter, Et Al v. State of Rhode Island, Et AL No. 99-5351, motions, case histories and correspondence.

 Series 5 4 11-18 Town of Exeter2000 Series 6 4 19-22 Sundlun et al. v. Cicilline

Bruce Sundlun et al. v. Steven E. Cicilline in his capacity as Law Revision Officer Rhode Island Superior Court C.A. No. 91-6360.

 Series 6 4 19-22 Sundlun et al. v. Cicilline Series 7 5 1-15 Advisory Opinion, Lt. Governor1996-1997

Rhode Island Supreme Court No. 97-81 M.P. Request of the Senate of an Advisory Opinion (Election of Lieutenant Governor by the General Assembly in Grand Committee). Rhode Island Supreme Court No. 96-565-M.P. In re: Request of the Governor for and Advisory Opinion (Office of Lieutenant Governor). Briefs and Working Copies of Edward M. Fogarty.

 Subseries 1 5 1-3 Briefs1996-1997 Subseries 2 5 4-6 Motions1996-1997 Subseries 3 5 7-15 All other briefs, correspondence, motions and newspaper clippings1996-1997 Series 8 6/7 1-19/1-17 Cote v. Almond, Almond v. Inman and Cote v. Inman1997-2004

Cote v. Almond - 98-2953, Almond v. Inman - 02-0054, Cote v. Inman - 02-0089.

Series 8 6/7 1-19/1-17 Cote v. Almond, Almond v. Inman and Cote v. Inman1997-2004 Series 9 7 18-32 General briefs, correspondence, motions and newspaper clippings1991-1999

Almond v Lottery Commission 99-2323/99-525A

 Series 9 7 18-32 General briefs, correspondence, motions and newspaper clippings1991-1999