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June 17, 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
Court Case
June 17, 2026
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  • Voting Rights|
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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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September 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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369 Court Cases
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November 15, 2021
Shepard v. Diniz
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Shepard v. Diniz

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August 5, 2021
  • 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.
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August 3, 2021
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Martinez v. Coyne-Fague

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January 29, 2021
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  • Government Transparency

Koso v. Neronha

This is an APRA lawsuit against the state’s Attorney General, challenging a $225 fee his office has charged a law student in order to provide her copies of public reports that state law requires the AG's office to annually submit to the RI General Assembly.
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January 25, 2021
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  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

Caniglia v. Strom

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January 22, 2021
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  • First Amendment

DiPaola v. Portsmouth

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

Common Cause RI et. al v. Gorbea

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

Cohen v. Brown University

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June 16, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

Acosta v. Restrepo