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Court Case
Jun 12, 2026
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  • First Amendment

Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts

Court Case
Jun 17, 2026
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  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

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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Apr 24, 2012
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  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Morales v. Chadbourne

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Apr 17, 2012
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Dowd v. Town of Narragansett

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Mar 28, 2012
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  • Due Process

Machado v. City of Cranston

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Mar 27, 2012
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  • First Amendment

Beacon Commications, Inc. and the Rhode Island Press Association v. Kilmartin

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Mar 19, 2012
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  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Thomas v. Flanders

Court Case
Jan 29, 2012
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

R.I. Patient Advocacy Coalition v. R.I. Department of Health

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Oct 17, 2011
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Lavik v. DMV

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Mar 28, 2011
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

R.I. ACLU v. Rhode Island Department of Human Services

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Mar 27, 2011
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

R.I. ACLU v. Department of Public Safety