"It's unusual for state Supreme Court justices to engage in tongue-in-cheek commentaries amidst solemn discussions of the law and court precedence. But in a recent advisory opinion tuning back yet another attempt to legalize casino gambling in Rhode Island, justices felt compelled to point out the obvious: 'Labeling a cat a dog certainly will not cause a cat to bark.'

The Rhode Island constitution requires that the state — not an out-of-state company — run any approved casino, the justices said. Rhode Island's legislature paid lip service to this requirement during this past session by passing a bill that repeatedly referred to a proposed Narragansett casino as a 'state-operated casino.'"

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Editorial: Rhode Island Clarity (The New London Day 9/23)
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