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, 1986

Irish Subcommittee of R.I. Heritage Commission v. R.I. Heritage Commission

First Amendment
Status: Closed

Successful federal lawsuit against the banning of an Irish group from Heritage Day Festival because of the group’s political nature.

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Mar 28, 1986

LaTour v. Amaral

Due Process
Status: Closed

Lawsuit challenging a state commission’s procedures for valuating motor vehicles for tax purposes; favorably settled.

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Mar 27, 1986

Nestel v. Moran

First Amendment
Status: Closed

Habeas corpus petition filed in state Supreme Court on behalf of courtroom spectators summarily sentenced to jail for turning their backs to a judge.

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Mar 27, 1986

Quadrino and Rice v. Warwick School Committee

Students’ Rights
Status: Closed

Favorably settled administrative appeal challenging a school dress code barring students from wearing shorts or sleeveless blouses to school.

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Mar 27, 1986

Deleiris v. Scott

Privacy
Status: Closed

Successful federal challenge to Health Department policy denying birth certificates to parents who refused to provide personal information on a hospital birth worksheet.

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Jan 3, 1986

Exeter-West Greenwich School District v. Pontarelli

First Amendment
Status: Closed

Successful court challenge to state Department of Education ruling requiring a public school district to pay tuition for students attending parochial schools.

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