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29 Court Cases
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Nov 13, 2024
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

J."E."L. v. Charest

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Jul 17, 2023
PLEE v. PPSD
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Parents Leading for Educational Equity v. Providence Public School Department

Citing “systemic failures to comply with federal law,” cooperating attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Providence school district and the R.I. Department of Education
Court Case
Feb 16, 2023
ad v bristol warren
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

AD v. Bristol-Warren School District

A complaint filed against the Bristol-Warren School District on behalf of a six-year-old child who, the complaint alleges, for months has not been given the free and appropriate education (FAPE) to which he is clearly entitled due to his serious special education needs.
Court Case
Feb 08, 2023
jp
  • Disability Rights

JP v. Providence School District

This is a formal complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education against the Providence School District for failing to provide parents of special education students with the documents that are used to determine a child’s eligibility for services and the nature of the services to be provided.
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Jul 22, 2020
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Common Cause RI et. al v. Gorbea

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Oct 25, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice|
  • +2 Issues

Liberty v. Coyne-Fague

This is a federal class action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Corrections (RIDOC) alleging multiple constitutional violations of the rights of prisoners with serious and persistent mental illness.
Court Case
Oct 17, 2018
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  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

J.Y. v. Providence School Department

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Jan 02, 2018
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Scherwitz v. Beane

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Dec 29, 2017
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  • Criminal Justice|
  • +3 Issues

RIHAP v. Raimondo

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Nov 13, 2024
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Nov 13, 2024
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

J."E."L. v. Charest

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Court Case
Jul 17, 2023
PLEE v. PPSD
Court Case
Jul 17, 2023
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Parents Leading for Educational Equity v. Providence Public School Department

Citing “systemic failures to comply with federal law,” cooperating attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Providence school district and the R.I. Department of Education
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Court Case
Feb 16, 2023
ad v bristol warren
Court Case
Feb 16, 2023
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

AD v. Bristol-Warren School District

A complaint filed against the Bristol-Warren School District on behalf of a six-year-old child who, the complaint alleges, for months has not been given the free and appropriate education (FAPE) to which he is clearly entitled due to his serious special education needs.
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Court Case
Feb 08, 2023
jp
Court Case
Feb 08, 2023
  • Disability Rights

JP v. Providence School District

This is a formal complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education against the Providence School District for failing to provide parents of special education students with the documents that are used to determine a child’s eligibility for services and the nature of the services to be provided.
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Jul 22, 2020
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Jul 22, 2020
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Common Cause RI et. al v. Gorbea

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Oct 25, 2019
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Oct 25, 2019
  • Criminal Justice|
  • +2 Issues

Liberty v. Coyne-Fague

This is a federal class action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Corrections (RIDOC) alleging multiple constitutional violations of the rights of prisoners with serious and persistent mental illness.
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Court Case
Oct 17, 2018
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Oct 17, 2018
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

J.Y. v. Providence School Department

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Jan 02, 2018
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Jan 02, 2018
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Scherwitz v. Beane

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Dec 29, 2017
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Dec 29, 2017
  • Criminal Justice|
  • +3 Issues

RIHAP v. Raimondo

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