Featured Cases

Court Case
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.
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).

All Cases

33 Court Cases
Court Case
Jun 02, 2025
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  • Government Transparency

Bilow v. Brown University Department of Public Safety

Court Case
Feb 13, 2025
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  • First Amendment

Wilson v. RI Dept. of Corrections

Court Case
Nov 13, 2024
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

J."E."L. v. Charest

Court Case
Oct 23, 2024
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU of Rhode Island v. Salisbury Jr.

Court Case
Jul 03, 2024
De Los Santos / DePina / McLaren v. Salisbury, Jr
  • Criminal Justice Reform

DePina / De Los Santos / McLaren v. Salisbury, Jr.

Court Case
Jun 02, 2023
AP v North Kingstown School District
  • Students’ Rights

A.P. v. North Kingstown School District

Court Case
Feb 08, 2023
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  • Disability Rights

JP v. Providence School District

This is a formal complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education against the Providence School District for failing to provide parents of special education students with the documents that are used to determine a child’s eligibility for services and the nature of the services to be provided.
Court Case
Mar 29, 2022
Stern v. City of Providence
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Stern v. City of Providence

Court Case
Jan 14, 2022
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Neves / Ortega v. State of Rhode Island