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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).

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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.
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Jan 22, 2021
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  • First Amendment

DiPaola v. Portsmouth

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May 27, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Blanchette v. Narragansett

This is a lawsuit in federal court seeking monetary damages on behalf of a former Narragansett High School student with special education needs who was thrown to the ground, choked and falsely arrested by a school resource officer (SRO).
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May 27, 2020
Hanson v. RIDLT
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  • +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.
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Mar 18, 2020
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  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Clark v. Providence Police Department

This is a charge of race discrimination against the Providence Police Department and a formal claim for damages with the City of Providence. The damages claim is a legal prerequisite to the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff, Michael Clark, an African-American recruit who was dismissed
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Mar 12, 2020
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  • First Amendment

Carroll v. Craddock

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Oct 31, 2019
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  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Barrington School Committee v. Student

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Jul 03, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Lombardi and Davis v. Raimondo

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May 07, 2019
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  • First Amendment

Association of RI Authors v. Savage

This is a federal lawsuit challenging the RI Division of Taxation’s position that a sales tax exemption for Rhode Island authors applies only to works of fiction, and not to non-fiction - because non-fiction is not “creative and original.”