Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority v. Russell

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The defendant, Glenn F. Russell, was for many years a familiar personality on Channel 36, Rhode Island’s public television station. As its director of public affairs he had occasion to interview many, if not all, of the state’s major policymakers and public figures. In 1992, Russell was notified that, because of reductions in state financing, his position had been abolished and he was being laid off. There began this protracted saga in which Russell seeks either to return to Channel 36 or to secure a position of similar grade within state service.

In this…