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Oct 29, 2026
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  • First Amendment|
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Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

This lawsuit was filed by a coalition of organizations to challenge unlawful new grant restrictions from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that are forcing hundreds of nonprofit organizations, domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, and a county safety net hospital to choose between accepting unlawful conditions or forgoing grant funding that is needed to offer critical services, support, and healthcare for communities. Children, youth and families, survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and other vulnerable groups will be affected if these new grant conditions are allowed to remain in place.
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Jun 12, 2026
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  • First Amendment

Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts

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Jun 17, 2026
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  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

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

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Mar 18, 2020
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  • Due Process|
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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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Mar 12, 2020
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  • First Amendment

Carroll v. Craddock

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Jan 21, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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McKinney v. RIDOC

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Dec 16, 2019
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  • Due Process

Correa v. Hawkins

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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|
  • +2 Issues

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|
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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.