PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at Smithfield High School in a tradition known as “riding the circuit.”
The state’s high court will hear three cases at the school on Wednesday.
Chief Justice Paul Suttell says it’s an opportunity to show the students and the public how their justice system works.
The court will hear arguments in a lawsuit involving a man paralyzed in a swimming accident, an appeal of a larceny conviction and an appeal for post-conviction relief in an assault and battery case.
The court revived the centuries-old tradition of traveling throughout its jurisdiction within the last 15 years to reach out to the community.
The session begins at 9:15 a.m. and is open to the public.
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