Shekarchi vows court challenge after Ethics Commission keeps Supreme Court probe alive

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 859

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi plans to take the Rhode Island Ethics Commission to court after the panel on Tuesday twice rejected his efforts to dismiss a complaint challenging his application to join the state’s Supreme Court.

After two hours of oral arguments and nearly another hour behind closed doors, commissioners voted 5-1 to deny Shekarchi’s motion to dismiss the investigation into whether his bid for Rhode Island’s highest court violates the state’s “

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