Justice Melissa A. Long
Melissa A. Long is an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
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A project of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law
© 2026 Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law
Contributions
The Rhode Island Constitution: Royal Charter and a Modern Constitutional Convention
The Ocean State’s constitution is notable for protection of its surrounding waters; an update to the document in the 1980s included more than 40 amendments.