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Dec 09, 2025
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

United States of America v. Gregg M. Amore

Alongside the National ACLU, we intervened in a lawsuit to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining sensitive, non-public information contained in the Rhode Island state voter file on behalf of Common Cause.
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Sep 22, 2025
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  • Privacy & Technology

Morelli v. RIPTA

Please click here for updates for members of the class. This class action lawsuit was filed against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and UnitedHealthcare New England (UHC) over an August 2021 data breach at RIPTA that compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal and health care information of thousands of individuals, including many with no connection to RIPTA.
Court Case
Feb 20, 2026
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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).

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Mar 18, 2015
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  • Government Transparency

Eil v. DEA

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Feb 03, 2015
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Davis v. Division of Motor Vehicles

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Dec 12, 2014
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  • Due Process

Defenders of Animals v. Sunderland

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Dec 08, 2014
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  • First Amendment

Kurland v. City of Providence

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Nov 12, 2014
Callaghan v. Darlington
  • Workers’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Corporation

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Apr 15, 2014
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  • First Amendment

Blakeslee v. St. Sauveur

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Feb 24, 2014
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  • Immigrants’ Rights|
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Olneyville Neighborhood Association v. RI Department of Corrections, RI State Police

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Feb 19, 2014
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  • Voting Rights

Davidson v. City of Cranston

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Jan 02, 2014
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Brown v. Cylke