Successful federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of two radicals, against Providence police for interfering with their free speech rights through harassment and bad faith arrests; the court struck down two ordinances under which the plaintiffs had been continually arrested.
Fratiello v. Gorodetsky
Attorney(s)
Amato DeLuca & Sandra Blanding
Date filed
March 27, 1987
Status
Closed
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