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Jun 17, 2026
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
Sep 29, 2026
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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Feb 15, 2024
Weekapaug Fire District v. Contrata
In its third skirmish with the Weekapaug Fire District in less than six months, the ACLU of Rhode Island has come to the defense of Westerly resident Caroline Contrata, who has been sued for monetary damages by the District in a high-profile shoreline access case
Jan 24, 2024
Pawochawog-Mequinosh v. RI Dept. of Corrections
Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island filed a federal lawsuit against DOC officials for refusing to accommodate the religious practices of a Native American prisoner.
Dec 4, 2023
LeBlanc v. City of Pawtucket
A federal lawsuit against Pawtucket city officials on behalf of five firefighters whose personal lockers at the fire station were searched by police without their knowledge or consent.
Nov 27, 2023
Parents Leading for Educational Equity v. Providence Public School Department
Citing “systemic failures to comply with federal law,” cooperating attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Providence school district and the R.I. Department of Education
Oct 22, 2023
GoLocalProv, LLC v. Providence Public School District
Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a lawsuit against the Providence Public School District (PPSD) and the City of Providence on behalf of GoLocalProv, LLC, for providing late and inappropriately redacted public records information
Apr 24, 2023
Andrew C v Mckee
ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys joined a national organization's long-standing federal class action lawsuit that requires the Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to implement systemic reforms to improve its treatment of children in its care and custody
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