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Dec 01, 2025
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  • First Amendment|
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National Alliance to End Homelessness v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

This case was filed by a broad coalition of local governments and nonprofit organizations across the country — including Rhode Island-based nonprofits Crossroads Rhode Island and Youth Pride, Inc. — seeking to stop the Trump-Vance administration from creating unlawful and unreasonable restrictions for funding for proven solutions to homelessness, threatening to push hundreds of thousands of families onto the street as cold winter months arrive.
Court Case
Oct 28, 2025
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  • First Amendment

Tuttle v. McKee

This case was filed against Governor Daniel McKee on behalf of activists who were intentionally denied access to the State House for a rally and threatened with arrest prior to the annual gubernatorial State of the State address in January.

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Court Case
Dec 03, 2025
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  • First Amendment

RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Oct 24, 2025
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  • Economic Justice|
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Wood v. Butler

The R.I. Center for Justice and cooperating counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of RI have filed a lawsuit on behalf of four low-income tenants in Pawtucket and West Warwick who have been threatened with eviction for associating with Reclaim RI, a non-profit agency that organizes tenants to vindicate their rights to safe and healthy housing conditions. In October 2025, the case was brought to RI Superior Court and an amended complaint was filed.
Court Case
Aug 08, 2025
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  • First Amendment

RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Bondi

A nationwide group of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, led by the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from imposing unlawful restrictions on grants issued by the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
Court Case
Jun 13, 2025
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  • First Amendment

Smith v. RI Department of Corrections

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of three Native Americans at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), and argues that Rhode Island Department of Corrections has refused to accommodate an array of religious practices.
Court Case
Feb 13, 2025
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  • First Amendment

Wilson v. RI Dept. of Corrections

Court Case
Oct 23, 2024
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU of Rhode Island v. Salisbury Jr.

Court Case
Aug 28, 2023
Cote v. Travis First Amendment Case
  • First Amendment

Cote v. Travis

ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against the Warwick City Council for stifling the free speech rights of a local resident who was barred from speaking at a Council meeting about allegations of ethical misconduct aimed at one of its members.
Court Case
Mar 29, 2022
Stern v. City of Providence
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Stern v. City of Providence

Court Case
Nov 15, 2021
Shepard v. Diniz
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  • +1 Issue

Shepard v. Diniz