Young v. City of Providence

RIGHT TO COUNSEL. (2003-2005)

“Friend of the court” brief challenging, on free speech and due process grounds, the imposition of sanctions on plaintiffs’ attorneys in the Cornel Young, Jr. civil rights case for allegedly misstating the judge’s position in court papers. The district court denied the ACLU permission to file the brief in 2003; the brief was filed in the appellate court in 2004, which overturned the sanctions in 2005. Cooperating Attorney: Amy R. Tabor

News Releases:

July 20, 2004 -- ACLU Files Brief in Support of Sanctioned Attorneys in Cornel Young, Jr. Civil Rights Case

April 11, 2005 -- Appeals Court Reverses Sanctions Against Attorneys in Cornel Young, Jr. Civil Rights Case