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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|
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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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Mar 27, 2004
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Tiverton School Committee v. McCullough

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Mar 27, 2004
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  • First Amendment

Clavet v. Lincoln School Committee

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Mar 28, 2003
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Podoprigora v. INS

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Mar 28, 2003
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  • Racial Justice|
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Narragansett Indian Tribe v. State of Rhode Island

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Mar 28, 2003
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Barros v. Town of Scituate

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Mar 28, 2003
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  • Gender Equality|
  • +1 Issue

Melendez v. Town of North Smithfield

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Mar 28, 2003
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  • Gender Equality

Rathbun v. Autozone

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Mar 28, 2003
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  • Due Process|
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Young v. City of Providence

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Mar 27, 2003
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  • Government Transparency|
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Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) v. Gannon