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Jun 09, 2025
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  • Government Transparency

Mayer v. Town of Smithfield

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Jun 02, 2025
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  • Government Transparency

Bilow v. Brown University Department of Public Safety

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Oct 22, 2023
GoLocalProv, LLC v. PPSD
  • Government Transparency

GoLocalProv, LLC v. Providence Public School District

Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a lawsuit against the Providence Public School District (PPSD) and the City of Providence on behalf of GoLocalProv, LLC, for providing late and inappropriately redacted public records information
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Jun 01, 2022
Doe v. RI - LEOBOR
  • Government Transparency|
  • +2 Issues

Doe v. RI

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Mar 29, 2022
Stern v. City of Providence
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Stern v. City of Providence

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Nov 30, 2021
Stern v. Weldon
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Stern v. Weldon

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Aug 05, 2021
Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt
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  • +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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Jan 29, 2021
Plaintiff Lindsay Koso
  • 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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Aug 29, 2019
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RILS v. Providence School District

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Jun 09, 2025
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Jun 09, 2025
  • Government Transparency

Mayer v. Town of Smithfield

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Jun 02, 2025
Brown University Police Car
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Jun 02, 2025
  • Government Transparency

Bilow v. Brown University Department of Public Safety

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Oct 22, 2023
GoLocalProv, LLC v. PPSD
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Oct 22, 2023
  • Government Transparency

GoLocalProv, LLC v. Providence Public School District

Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a lawsuit against the Providence Public School District (PPSD) and the City of Providence on behalf of GoLocalProv, LLC, for providing late and inappropriately redacted public records information
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Jun 01, 2022
Doe v. RI - LEOBOR
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Jun 01, 2022
  • Government Transparency|
  • +2 Issues

Doe v. RI

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Mar 29, 2022
Stern v. City of Providence
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Mar 29, 2022
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Stern v. City of Providence

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Nov 30, 2021
Stern v. Weldon
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Nov 30, 2021
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Stern v. Weldon

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Aug 05, 2021
Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt
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Aug 05, 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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Jan 29, 2021
Plaintiff Lindsay Koso
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Jan 29, 2021
  • 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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Aug 29, 2019
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Aug 29, 2019
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RILS v. Providence School District

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