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May 14, 2026
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  • Privacy & Technology|
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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
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Dec 09, 2025
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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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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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369 Court Cases
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Dec 13, 2019
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  • Workers’ Rights

Robbio v. Raimondo

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Nov 22, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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Paiva/Liberty v. RI Department of Corrections

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have intervened in an inmate’s pro se legal action seeking to hold the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in contempt of court for violating a 47-year old consent decree that established minimum standards for the discipline and classification of inmates
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Nov 14, 2019
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  • Immigrants’ Rights|
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Providence v. Barr

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Oct 31, 2019
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  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Barrington School Committee v. Student

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Oct 25, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Liberty v. Coyne-Fague

This is a federal class action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Corrections (RIDOC) alleging multiple constitutional violations of the rights of prisoners with serious and persistent mental illness.
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Sep 26, 2019
Abortion Access Now
  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

Benson v. Raimondo

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Aug 29, 2019
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +2 Issues

RILS v. Providence School District

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Jul 03, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Lombardi and Davis v. Raimondo

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May 29, 2019
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  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

U.S. Department of Justice v. Jonas