Cases

At any given time, the ACLU of RI is involved in dozens of legal battles on behalf of civil liberties in the Ocean State. Below is a list of many the cases we have worked on. For our annual case dockets, click here.

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Mar 28, 1988

United States v. Providence Journal

First Amendment
Status: Closed

Amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court in support of newspaper’s right to have published an article in violation of a “prior restraint” order issued by a court.

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Mar 28, 1988

Secretary of Labor v. General Dynamics

First Amendment
Status: Closed

Challenge to an administrative gag order barring employees in a safety violations case from discussing the court proceedings in public; the court lifted the gag order.

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Mar 28, 1988

Injured Workers of Rhode Island v. Rotondi

Government Transparency
Status: Closed

Favorably settled federal lawsuit on behalf of public interest group denied the right to take notes at Workers Compensation Commission hearings.

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Mar 27, 1988

Lyman v. Kellner

Students’ Rights
Status: Closed

Favorably settled federal lawsuit on behalf of students barred from extra-curricular activities for refusing to sign an oath condemning drug and alcohol use.

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Mar 27, 1988

In re: G.R.K.

LGBTQ+ Rights
Status: Closed

Successful appeal of a Probate Court decision denying a person’s request to change her first name from a male to female name after undergoing a sex change operation.

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Mar 27, 1988

Parillo v. Parillo

Privacy
Status: Closed

R.I. Supreme Court appeal filed on behalf of a mother barred by Family Court from allowing her boyfriend to stay overnight when her children were present.

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