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Feb 15, 2024
Weekapaug Fire District v. Contrata
  • First Amendment

Weekapaug Fire District v. Contrata

In its third skirmish with the Weekapaug Fire District in less than six months, the ACLU of Rhode Island has come to the defense of Westerly resident Caroline Contrata, who has been sued for monetary damages by the District in a high-profile shoreline access case
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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.
Court Case
Jul 27, 2022
Stewart v. Pawtucket
  • First Amendment

Stewart v. Pawtucket

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Aug 05, 2021
Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt
  • First Amendment|
  • +2 Issues

Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt

This is a successful federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page.
Court Case
Jun 09, 2021
Bonnet Shores Cabanas
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Patterson et. al. v. Bonnet Shores

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Jan 25, 2021
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  • Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

Caniglia v. Strom

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Jan 22, 2021
DiPaola Signs
  • First Amendment

DiPaola v. Portsmouth

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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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Jun 29, 2020
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  • Gender Equality|
  • +1 Issue

Cohen v. Brown University

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Feb 15, 2024
Weekapaug Fire District v. Contrata
Court Case
Feb 15, 2024
  • First Amendment

Weekapaug Fire District v. Contrata

In its third skirmish with the Weekapaug Fire District in less than six months, the ACLU of Rhode Island has come to the defense of Westerly resident Caroline Contrata, who has been sued for monetary damages by the District in a high-profile shoreline access case
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Court Case
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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Jul 27, 2022
Stewart v. Pawtucket
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Jul 27, 2022
  • First Amendment

Stewart v. Pawtucket

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Aug 05, 2021
Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt
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Aug 05, 2021
  • First Amendment|
  • +2 Issues

Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt

This is a successful federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page.
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Court Case
Jun 09, 2021
Bonnet Shores Cabanas
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Jun 09, 2021
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Patterson et. al. v. Bonnet Shores

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Jan 25, 2021
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Jan 25, 2021
  • Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

Caniglia v. Strom

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Jan 22, 2021
DiPaola Signs
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Jan 22, 2021
  • First Amendment

DiPaola v. Portsmouth

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Jul 22, 2020
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Jul 22, 2020
  • Disability Rights|
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Common Cause RI et. al v. Gorbea

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Jun 29, 2020
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Jun 29, 2020
  • Gender Equality|
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Cohen v. Brown University

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