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

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Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts

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Jun 13, 2025
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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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RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Bondi

A nationwide group of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, led by the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from imposing unlawful restrictions on grants issued by the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
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Cintron v. Bibeault

The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Jerry Cintron, whose lawsuit alleges that while suffering from substance use disorder, he was given no treatment despite his requests for it. Instead, he was kept in disciplinary segregation for over one year.
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Jun 30, 2025
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Doe v. Infante-Green

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Mayer v. Town of Smithfield

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Bilow v. Brown University Department of Public Safety

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May 05, 2025
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G.M.G. v. Trump et al.

This is an emergency lawsuit filed by the ACLU and ACLU of RI this morning in federal court to prevent the removal of a Venezuelan national from the country under President Trump’s recent proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA)
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Apr 18, 2025
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Pasula v. Department of Homeland Security

This class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had their student status revoked without notice or reason. The lawsuit was filed by four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordo.
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Feb 13, 2025
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Wilson v. RI Dept. of Corrections

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Nov 13, 2024
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J."E."L. v. Charest

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Aug 08, 2025
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Aug 08, 2025
  • First Amendment

RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Bondi

A nationwide group of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, led by the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from imposing unlawful restrictions on grants issued by the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
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Aug 05, 2025
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Aug 05, 2025
  • Criminal Justice

Cintron v. Bibeault

The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Jerry Cintron, whose lawsuit alleges that while suffering from substance use disorder, he was given no treatment despite his requests for it. Instead, he was kept in disciplinary segregation for over one year.
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Jun 30, 2025
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Jun 30, 2025
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Doe v. Infante-Green

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Jun 09, 2025
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Jun 09, 2025
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Mayer v. Town of Smithfield

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Jun 02, 2025
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Jun 02, 2025
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Bilow v. Brown University Department of Public Safety

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May 05, 2025
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May 05, 2025
  • Immigrants’ Rights

G.M.G. v. Trump et al.

This is an emergency lawsuit filed by the ACLU and ACLU of RI this morning in federal court to prevent the removal of a Venezuelan national from the country under President Trump’s recent proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA)
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Apr 18, 2025
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Apr 18, 2025
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Pasula v. Department of Homeland Security

This class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had their student status revoked without notice or reason. The lawsuit was filed by four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordo.
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Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 13, 2025
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Wilson v. RI Dept. of Corrections

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Nov 13, 2024
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Nov 13, 2024
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J."E."L. v. Charest

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