Court puts off decision on Alves race, lets other primary stand

11:59 AM EDT on Friday, October 10, 2008 By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE — The state Supreme Court will not order a new Democratic primary election for an open Warwick Senate seat, but reserved decision yesterday on what to do about an identical request for a rerun of the Democratic primary in West Warwick that ousted Sen. Stephen D. Alves. The court will not take up the Alves appeal until Oct. 23, less than two weeks before the November election. The judges, who conferred privately, offered no hints about why they continued Alves’ case and declined to hear the appeal in the other. “There is nothing we can do right now other than to wait and see what the ultimate decision of the court will be,” said Angel Taveras, Alves’ lawyer. By refusing to hear the appeal of candidate David Bennett, the court let stand a... [read full story]