RI SC Lead Orals - "Twist & spin the facts"

There was actually a Marc Dann-type moment during today's Rhode island Supreme court lead paint public nuisance appeal.  It took place during the track on the contempt convictions and fines against RI Attorney General Patrick Lynch.

With bizarre situations like this, the discussion usually gets stuck on a key phrase or incident.  In the Dann scandal there were many more than one: PJs vs. sweats, doing a good job, come on over the condo for pizza. For Lynch it was the phrase "twist & spin the facts." It was, of course, repeated several times in the High Court.  History:  Lynch said it to a reporter at THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL around the time of jury selection, about the folks at Millennium.  He also did a naughty post-verdict when there was supposed to be a gag order in-place. But that was no fun so it didn't come up.

Well, it seems that maybe Superior Court Justice Michael Silverstein who engineered the two convictions and the personal fines that the AG deems excessive acted inappropriately or in legal error.  What I got out of the discussion was that these matters should have been referred to a disciplinary board and hadn't.