The Nation - News from June 20, 1985
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ordered its chief justice to appear today before an ethics panel--the Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline--investigating his acknowledged ties to reputed organized crime figures, sources said. The high court reinstated a subpoena of Chief Justice Joseph A. Bevilacqua that was thrown out last month by a lower court, according to the sources, who asked to remain anonymous.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
