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Sep 14, 2025
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  • Economic Justice|
  • +3 Issues

National Alliance to End Homelessness v. Scott Turner, et al.

This case suit challenges new funding restrictions on federal housing grants. Under the new funding application rules, service providers and communities are blocked from applying for federal housing funds for new permanent supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness if they operate in jurisdictions with policies the Trump-Vance administration disfavors. This includes cities and states, like Rhode Island, that the Trump Administration deems to be “sanctuary protections” for immigrants; that provide services considered “harm reduction” services for drug users; and that have inclusive policies for transgender people.  
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Jul 21, 2025
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  • First Amendment

RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Jun 13, 2025
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  • First Amendment

Smith v. RI Department of Corrections

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of three Native Americans at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), and argues that Rhode Island Department of Corrections has refused to accommodate an array of religious practices.

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May 07, 2019
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  • First Amendment

Association of RI Authors v. Savage

This is a federal lawsuit challenging the RI Division of Taxation’s position that a sales tax exemption for Rhode Island authors applies only to works of fiction, and not to non-fiction - because non-fiction is not “creative and original.”
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Feb 28, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Davis v. RI Department of Corrections

This is a class-action lawsuit against the RI Department of Corrections (DOC) claiming that the facility failed to provide adequate heat to at least two cell blocks for more than a month and a half.
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Dec 31, 2018
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  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Foxy Lady v. City of Providence

This is “friend of the court” brief arguing that the Providence Board of Licenses’ revocation of the Foxy Lady’s entertainment license, and the failure to issue a stay of the decision pending full judicial review, violate the club’s First Amendment rights.
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Nov 28, 2018
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Cox v. Goncalves

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Oct 24, 2018
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  • Due Process|
  • +2 Issues

Richer v. N. Smithfield Police Department

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Oct 17, 2018
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  • Government Transparency

Morgan v. Kilmartin

This is an appeal filed on behalf of former House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan whose access to documents pertaining to the former Attorney General’s expenditure of more than $50M in funds from the “Google settlement” was was stymied by hundreds of questionable redactions.
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Oct 17, 2018
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  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

J.Y. v. Providence School Department

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Sep 26, 2018
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

SouthCoast Fair Housing v. Saunders

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Aug 20, 2018
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  • Due Process|
  • +3 Issues

Sojourner House v. Woonsocket