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Lombardi and Davis v. Raimondo

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This is a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 110-year-old Rhode Island statute that declares inmates serving life sentences at the ACI to be “dead in all respects” with respect to “all civil rights.”

Attorney(s)

Sonja Deyoe, Lynette Labinger

Date filed

July 3, 2019

Status

Active
Related Issues
  • Criminal Justice
  • Due Process
  • First Amendment

Documents

  • pdfThe Lawsuit (July 2019)
  • pdfCourt Decision - Lombardo v. Raimondo (March 2021)
  • pdfDefendant Motion To Dismiss (October 2019)
  • pdfPlaintiff Memo in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (December 2019)
  • pdfCivil Death Letter to Governor Raimondo (Sept 2017)

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