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Feb 24, 2023
Mario Monteiro v. Rhode Island
  • Criminal Justice

Monteiro v. Rhode Island

A petition filed in R.I. Superior Court to challenge the state’s “absurd” position that an important criminal justice reform enacted by the General Assembly in 2021 doesn’t apply to the person the law was overtly aimed to help.
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Jan 25, 2021
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Caniglia v. Strom

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May 27, 2020
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Blanchette v. Narragansett

This is a lawsuit in federal court seeking monetary damages on behalf of a former Narragansett High School student with special education needs who was thrown to the ground, choked and falsely arrested by a school resource officer (SRO).
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Jan 21, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice|
  • +1 Issue

McKinney v. RIDOC

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Nov 14, 2019
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  • Immigrants’ Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Providence v. Barr

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Jul 03, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice|
  • +2 Issues

Lombardi and Davis v. Raimondo

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May 20, 2019
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  • +1 Issue

Aguasvivas v. Pompeo

This is a “friend of the court” brief in an immigration case where the federal government is claiming that a person who will likely be tortured if he is extradited back to his home country cannot rely on that fact to prevent his return.
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Oct 11, 2017
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  • First Amendment|
  • +3 Issues

Brady v. Tamburini

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Feb 24, 2023
Mario Monteiro v. Rhode Island
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Feb 24, 2023
  • Criminal Justice

Monteiro v. Rhode Island

A petition filed in R.I. Superior Court to challenge the state’s “absurd” position that an important criminal justice reform enacted by the General Assembly in 2021 doesn’t apply to the person the law was overtly aimed to help.
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Jan 25, 2021
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Jan 25, 2021
  • Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

Caniglia v. Strom

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May 27, 2020
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May 27, 2020
  • Criminal Justice|
  • +2 Issues

Blanchette v. Narragansett

This is a lawsuit in federal court seeking monetary damages on behalf of a former Narragansett High School student with special education needs who was thrown to the ground, choked and falsely arrested by a school resource officer (SRO).
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Jan 21, 2020
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Jan 21, 2020
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McKinney v. RIDOC

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Nov 14, 2019
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Nov 14, 2019
  • Immigrants’ Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Providence v. Barr

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Jul 03, 2019
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Jul 03, 2019
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  • +2 Issues

Lombardi and Davis v. Raimondo

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May 20, 2019
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May 20, 2019
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  • +1 Issue

Aguasvivas v. Pompeo

This is a “friend of the court” brief in an immigration case where the federal government is claiming that a person who will likely be tortured if he is extradited back to his home country cannot rely on that fact to prevent his return.
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Oct 11, 2017
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Oct 11, 2017
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Brady v. Tamburini

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