Featured Cases

Court Case
May 14, 2026
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  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

Administrative Subpoena – Private Medical Records of Minors

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

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34 Court Cases
Court Case
Jan 14, 2022
Parole DOC Case
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Neves / Ortega v. State of Rhode Island

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

Shepard v. Diniz

Court Case
Aug 03, 2021
ACI

Martinez v. Coyne-Fague

Court Case
Jun 01, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Johnson v. Pawtucket

This is a lawsuit against the City of Pawtucket over a School Resource Officer’s (SRO) unlawful handcuffing and arrest of a 13-year-old African-American middle school honors student.
Court Case
Mar 27, 2020
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  • Students’ Rights|
  • +2 Issues

English Learner Students v. Providence School District

Court Case
Nov 22, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Paiva/Liberty v. RI Department of Corrections

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have intervened in an inmate’s pro se legal action seeking to hold the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in contempt of court for violating a 47-year old consent decree that established minimum standards for the discipline and classification of inmates
Court Case
Oct 25, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Liberty v. Coyne-Fague

This is a federal class action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Corrections (RIDOC) alleging multiple constitutional violations of the rights of prisoners with serious and persistent mental illness.
Court Case
Nov 28, 2018
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Cox v. Goncalves

Court Case
Feb 06, 2018
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  • Due Process|
  • +3 Issues

Calderon v. Nielsen