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Dec 01, 2025
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  • First Amendment|
  • +2 Issues

National Alliance to End Homelessness v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

This case was filed by a broad coalition of local governments and nonprofit organizations across the country — including Rhode Island-based nonprofits Crossroads Rhode Island and Youth Pride, Inc. — seeking to stop the Trump-Vance administration from creating unlawful and unreasonable restrictions for funding for proven solutions to homelessness, threatening to push hundreds of thousands of families onto the street as cold winter months arrive.
Court Case
Oct 28, 2025
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  • First Amendment

Tuttle v. McKee

This case was filed against Governor Daniel McKee on behalf of activists who were intentionally denied access to the State House for a rally and threatened with arrest prior to the annual gubernatorial State of the State address in January.

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366 Court Cases
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Jan 25, 2021
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  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

Caniglia v. Strom

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Jan 22, 2021
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  • First Amendment

DiPaola v. Portsmouth

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Jul 22, 2020
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Common Cause RI et. al v. Gorbea

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Jun 29, 2020
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  • Gender Equality|
  • +1 Issue

Cohen v. Brown University

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Jun 16, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

Acosta v. Restrepo

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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.
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May 27, 2020
Hanson v. RIDLT
  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Hanson et. al. v. RIDLT

This is a successful class-action lawsuit challenging the RI Department of Labor and Training’s (DLT) actions in summarily freezing unemployment insurance payments without notice or explanation.
Court Case
May 27, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Blanchette v. Narragansett

This is a lawsuit in federal court seeking monetary damages on behalf of a former Narragansett High School student with special education needs who was thrown to the ground, choked and falsely arrested by a school resource officer (SRO).
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May 15, 2020
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Yanes et. al. v. ICE

This is a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of all ICE detainees being held at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls.