CICILLINE v. ALMOND

No. 2001-631-M.P.

809 A.2d 1101 (2002)

Representative David N. CICILLINE et al. v. Lincoln C. ALMOND, in his capacity as Governor of the State of Rhode Island. Aram G. Garabedian, in his official capacity as a State Senator and Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Human Services and Transportation et al. v. The Governor of the State of Rhode Island, Lincoln C. Almond in his official capacity et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Harsch, David N. Cicilline, Bristol, for Plaintiff.

Claire J. Richards, Rebecca Tedford Partington, Cumberland, Douglas J. Emanuel, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., and LEDERBERG, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In December 2001, certain individual state legislators and Advent House, Inc. (Advent House), a beneficiary of a government-funded housing program, filed two Superior Court lawsuits challenging the propriety of Governor Lincoln C. Almond's (Governor) alleged decision to freeze certain spending on a legislative initiative known as the Neighborhood Opportunities Program for Affordable Housing (housing-funds program or NOP).

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