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RILEY v. DEM

No. 2006-175-Appeal.

941 A.2d 198 (2008)

Steven RILEY v. The RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Caron, Esq., for Plaintiff.

Gary. Powers, Esq., Providence, for. Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY, for the Court.

Does the Rhode Island Constitution's guarantee of right of fishery prohibit the Legislature from granting some commercial fishermen access to some species of sea life while denying others the same rights? This is a constitutional challenge to the Rhode Island General Assembly's 2002 enactment of a limited-entry fishing licensing statutory scheme that empowered the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management...

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