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Jun 12, 2026
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  • First Amendment

Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts

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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
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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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371 Court Cases
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Mar 28, 1982
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  • Voting Rights

Mellen v. R.I. Lottery Commission

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Mar 28, 1982
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  • Due Process

City of Providence v. Beckman

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Mar 28, 1981
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Nason v. North Smithfield

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Mar 27, 1981
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  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

The Independent Press v. Brunelle

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Mar 28, 1980
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  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Lancellotta v. West Warwick

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Mar 27, 1980
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Monteiro v. McCarthy

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Mar 27, 1980
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  • Privacy & Technology|
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Santos v. Brown

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Jan 18, 1980
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Ruggieri v. Johns-Manville

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Jan 3, 1980
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  • First Amendment

R.I. Federation of Teachers v. Norberg