PROVIDENCE (RI)
The Associated Press
November 20, 2018
The state Ethics Commission has denied motions by a Rhode Island Supreme Court justice to dismiss a complaint against him.
The complaint alleges Justice Francis Flaherty violated ethics rules by not reporting his service on the board of a Catholic lawyers’ group on financial disclosure forms.
The commission dismissed Flaherty’s motions Tuesday. A hearing will be held to determine whether Flaherty violated the code.
Flaherty says it wasn’t a willful violation. He questioned the commission’s authority and says his due process rights were violated.
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