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, 1998

Dickerson v. Vose

Status: Closed

Successful habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of an indigent person who was summarily found in contempt of court and incarcerated for over two years for failing to pay child support.

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Mar 28, 1998

Davis v. Woonsocket Housing Authority

Status: Closed

Favorably settled lawsuit challenging a housing authority’s order barring two fathers, despite the mothers’ consent, from visiting their children living in the housing complex.

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Mar 27, 1998

Global Waste Recycling, Inc. v. Mallette

Status: Closed

Successful representation of a couple sued for defamation for statements made to the media expressing environmental concerns about a company’s recycling activities.

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Mar 27, 1998

Parker v. School Committee of the Town of Westerly

Status: Closed

Successful administrative challenge to the suspension of a high school student for wearing a rock band T-shirt with the numerals “666” on it.

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Mar 27, 1998

Davis v. Prignano

Status: Closed

Lawsuit, filed with GLAD, against the Providence Police Department for failing to release arrest reports of individuals charged with “loitering for indecent purposes” at a park which was the subject of anti...

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Mar 27, 1998

Liu v. Striuli

Status: Closed

“Friend of the court” brief filed in this sexual harassment case, successfully opposing a ruling that the defendant waived any doctor-patient privilege in his psychiatric records by discussing his treatment...

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