Shekarchi goes to court to block ethics investigation against his RI Supreme Court bid

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 395

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi is asking a Providence County Superior Court judge to toss an ethics complaint challenging his application to join the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

The legal action comes after the state’s Ethics Commission on Tuesday twice rejected Shekarchi’s attempts to stop its investigation into whether his bid for Rhode Island’s highest court violates the state’s “revolving door” rule barring sitting lawmakers from taking on another state job.

Shekarchi …

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