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Dec 09, 2025
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

United States of America v. Gregg M. Amore

Alongside the National ACLU, we intervened in a lawsuit to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining sensitive, non-public information contained in the Rhode Island state voter file on behalf of Common Cause.
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Sep 22, 2025
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  • Privacy & Technology

Morelli v. RIPTA

Please click here for updates for members of the class. This class action lawsuit was filed against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and UnitedHealthcare New England (UHC) over an August 2021 data breach at RIPTA that compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal and health care information of thousands of individuals, including many with no connection to RIPTA.
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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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Jul 27, 2022
Stewart v. Pawtucket
  • First Amendment

Stewart v. Pawtucket

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Jul 11, 2022
Schultz v. Merry Maids
  • Gender Equality

Schultz v. Merry Maids

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Jun 01, 2022
Doe v. RI - LEOBOR
  • Government Transparency|
  • +2 Issues

Doe v. RI

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Mar 29, 2022
Stern v. City of Providence
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Stern v. City of Providence

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Jan 22, 2022
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Patterson et. al. v. Bonnet Shores

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Jan 14, 2022
Parole DOC Case
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Neves / Ortega v. State of Rhode Island

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Nov 30, 2021
Stern v. Weldon
  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Stern v. Weldon

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

Shepard v. Diniz

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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.