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Ruling type: All Substantive Discovery Procedural

D.R.I. · April 20, 2026 · John J. McConnell

Rhode Island Child Advocate Has Standing to Sue School District Under IDEA

The Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate has standing to file due process complaints under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on behalf of children in state custody, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island held.

Civil Rights Education Law

D.R.I. · April 15, 2026 · Mary S. McElroy

Domestic-Violence Victim's State-Created-Danger Claim Survives After Officer Allegedly Tipped Off Abuser

A Rhode Island federal judge dismissed most claims against the Bristol Police Department but kept alive a constitutional theory that a police officer made a domestic-violence victim less safe by disclosing her plans to her abuser.

Civil Rights