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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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May 27, 2020
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).
May 27, 2020
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.
May 15, 2020
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.
Apr 18, 2020
Medeiros et. al. v. ICE
This is an emergency lawsuit seeking the release of three immigrants being detained at the Wyatt Detention Center who are at high risk for serious illness or death in the event of COVID-19 infection.
Mar 18, 2020
Clark v. Providence Police Department
This is a charge of race discrimination against the Providence Police Department and a formal claim for damages with the City of Providence. The damages claim is a legal prerequisite to the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff, Michael Clark, an African-American recruit who was dismissed
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