Featured Cases

Court Case
Dec 01, 2025
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  • First Amendment|
  • +2 Issues

National Alliance to End Homelessness v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

This case was filed by a broad coalition of local governments and nonprofit organizations across the country — including Rhode Island-based nonprofits Crossroads Rhode Island and Youth Pride, Inc. — seeking to stop the Trump-Vance administration from creating unlawful and unreasonable restrictions for funding for proven solutions to homelessness, threatening to push hundreds of thousands of families onto the street as cold winter months arrive.
Court Case
Oct 28, 2025
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  • First Amendment

Tuttle v. McKee

This case was filed against Governor Daniel McKee on behalf of activists who were intentionally denied access to the State House for a rally and threatened with arrest prior to the annual gubernatorial State of the State address in January.

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Court Case
Aug 28, 2023
Cote v. Travis First Amendment Case
  • First Amendment

Cote v. Travis

ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against the Warwick City Council for stifling the free speech rights of a local resident who was barred from speaking at a Council meeting about allegations of ethical misconduct aimed at one of its members.
Court Case
Dec 13, 2022
doe v mckee
  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. McKee

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals camping at the State House who are protesting the lack of adequate housing in the state.
Court Case
Jul 27, 2022
Stewart v. Pawtucket
  • First Amendment

Stewart v. Pawtucket

Court Case
Jun 01, 2022
Doe v. RI - LEOBOR
  • Government Transparency|
  • +2 Issues

Doe v. RI

Court Case
Mar 29, 2022
Stern v. City of Providence
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Stern v. City of Providence

Court Case
Nov 15, 2021
Shepard v. Diniz
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Shepard v. Diniz

Court Case
Aug 05, 2021
Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt
  • First Amendment|
  • +2 Issues

Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt

This is a successful federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page.
Court Case
Jan 22, 2021
DiPaola Signs
  • First Amendment

DiPaola v. Portsmouth

Court Case
May 27, 2020
Hanson v. RIDLT
  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Hanson et. al. v. RIDLT

This is a successful class-action lawsuit challenging the RI Department of Labor and Training’s (DLT) actions in summarily freezing unemployment insurance payments without notice or explanation.