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Apr 18, 2025
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Pasula v. Department of Homeland Security

This class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had their student status revoked without notice or reason. The lawsuit was filed by four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordo.
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Oct 22, 2023
GoLocalProv, LLC v. PPSD
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GoLocalProv, LLC v. Providence Public School District

Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a lawsuit against the Providence Public School District (PPSD) and the City of Providence on behalf of GoLocalProv, LLC, for providing late and inappropriately redacted public records information
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Dec 13, 2022
doe v mckee
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Doe v. McKee

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals camping at the State House who are protesting the lack of adequate housing in the state.
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Mar 18, 2020
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Clark v. Providence Police Department

This is a charge of race discrimination against the Providence Police Department and a formal claim for damages with the City of Providence. The damages claim is a legal prerequisite to the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff, Michael Clark, an African-American recruit who was dismissed
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Dec 13, 2019
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Robbio v. Raimondo

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Oct 31, 2019
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Barrington School Committee v. Student

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May 29, 2019
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U.S. Department of Justice v. Jonas

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May 07, 2019
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  • First Amendment

Association of RI Authors v. Savage

This is a federal lawsuit challenging the RI Division of Taxation’s position that a sales tax exemption for Rhode Island authors applies only to works of fiction, and not to non-fiction - because non-fiction is not “creative and original.”
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Feb 28, 2019
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Davis v. RI Department of Corrections

This is a class-action lawsuit against the RI Department of Corrections (DOC) claiming that the facility failed to provide adequate heat to at least two cell blocks for more than a month and a half.
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Apr 18, 2025
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Apr 18, 2025
  • Due Process

Pasula v. Department of Homeland Security

This class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had their student status revoked without notice or reason. The lawsuit was filed by four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordo.
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Oct 22, 2023
GoLocalProv, LLC v. PPSD
Court Case
Oct 22, 2023
  • Government Transparency

GoLocalProv, LLC v. Providence Public School District

Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a lawsuit against the Providence Public School District (PPSD) and the City of Providence on behalf of GoLocalProv, LLC, for providing late and inappropriately redacted public records information
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Dec 13, 2022
doe v mckee
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Dec 13, 2022
  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. McKee

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals camping at the State House who are protesting the lack of adequate housing in the state.
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Mar 18, 2020
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Mar 18, 2020
  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Clark v. Providence Police Department

This is a charge of race discrimination against the Providence Police Department and a formal claim for damages with the City of Providence. The damages claim is a legal prerequisite to the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff, Michael Clark, an African-American recruit who was dismissed
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Dec 13, 2019
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Dec 13, 2019
  • Workers’ Rights

Robbio v. Raimondo

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Oct 31, 2019
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Oct 31, 2019
  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Barrington School Committee v. Student

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May 29, 2019
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May 29, 2019
  • Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

U.S. Department of Justice v. Jonas

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May 07, 2019
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May 07, 2019
  • First Amendment

Association of RI Authors v. Savage

This is a federal lawsuit challenging the RI Division of Taxation’s position that a sales tax exemption for Rhode Island authors applies only to works of fiction, and not to non-fiction - because non-fiction is not “creative and original.”
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Feb 28, 2019
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Feb 28, 2019
  • Criminal Justice

Davis v. RI Department of Corrections

This is a class-action lawsuit against the RI Department of Corrections (DOC) claiming that the facility failed to provide adequate heat to at least two cell blocks for more than a month and a half.
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