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Jun 12, 2026
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  • First Amendment

Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts

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Jun 17, 2026
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  • Privacy & Technology|
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Child Advocate for the State of Rhode Island, et al. v. United States

Attorneys for the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island (LCRI) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU) filed an emergency motion to quash a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking the sensitive private medical records of minor patients who have received medical treatment for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital. Case name: In the Matter of Administrative Subpoena 25-1431-032 Civil action number: 4:26-MC-00006-O This page was previously titled Administrative Subpoena – Private Medical Records of Minors
Court Case
Sep 29, 2026
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  • First Amendment

RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Blanche

A nationwide group of 25 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). This case was formerly named RICADV v. Bondi.

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Feb 24, 2014
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  • Immigrants’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

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 2, 2014
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Brown v. Cylke

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Aug 2, 2013
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Egan v. RI Board of Education

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Aug 2, 2013
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Providence Student Union v. RI Board of Education

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Mar 28, 2013
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  • First Amendment

R.I. ACLU v. Begin

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Jan 29, 2013
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  • Government Transparency

McBurney v. Young

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Oct 1, 2012
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  • Disability Rights

RIPAC v. Fine

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Jul 16, 2012
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Gesmondi v. Rhode Island