Nat'l Educ. Ass'n R.I. v. Town of Middletown

For the following reasons, I agree with the majority as to its conclusion that the matter before the Court is moot; however, I respectfully dissent as to the issue of whether the exception to the mootness doctrine should apply to the facts of this case.

I do recognize that "[w]e generally decline to address moot cases because without the presence of a justiciable case or controversy, judicial power is at its weakest ebb." Robar v. Robar , 154 A.3d 947, 948 (R.I. 2017) (mem.) (deletions omitted) (quoting Hallsmith-Sysco Food Services, LLC v. Marques , 970 A.2d 1211, 1213 (R.I. 2009) ). However,…