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RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Smith v. RI Department of Corrections

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of three Native Americans at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), and argues that Rhode Island Department of Corrections has refused to accommodate an array of religious practices.
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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.”
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Foxy Lady v. City of Providence

This is “friend of the court” brief arguing that the Providence Board of Licenses’ revocation of the Foxy Lady’s entertainment license, and the failure to issue a stay of the decision pending full judicial review, violate the club’s First Amendment rights.
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Association of RI Authors v. Savage

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Foxy Lady v. City of Providence

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Richer v. N. Smithfield Police Department

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SouthCoast Fair Housing v. Saunders

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