Travis, Council Have Immunity in Cote Free Speech Suit
By: Rob Borkowski on July 25, 2025 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Former City Council member Donna Travis and other individual members are shielded from Rob Cote’s free speech suit seeking nominal damages from the body and punitive damages […]
RI ACLU, Cote, Expand Cote Free Speech Suit to City
By: Rob Borkowski on May 11, 2024 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — The ACLU of Rhode Island and frequent city critic Rob Cote have expanded the Cote free speech suit protesting Cote’s ouster from a July 17 2023 City […]
Council Takes Undisclosed Vote on Cote Free Speech Suit
By: Rob Borkowski on September 8, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council began its full meeting Wednesday with an immediate vote to enter executive session to discuss Rob Cote’s free speech suit against the body, […]
ACLU Files Warwick City Council Free Speech Suit
By: Rob Borkowski on August 28, 2023 in News to You, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a Warwick City Council free speech suit against the body in federal court for stifling the free speech rights of […]
ACLU Urges Council to Reassure Public of Free Speech
By: Rob Borkowski on August 4, 2023 in News to You
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with information about the 2021 land transfer from the Oakland Beach Real Estate Owners Association to Donna and William Travis. When reached for […]
Gov. Raimondo Vetoes ‘Sexploitation’ Bill on Free Speech Grounds
By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2016 in All Politics Are Local, News to You
Warwick, RI — Gov. Gina Raimondo has vetoed the General Assembly’s legislation intended to ban revenge porn and sextortion on free speech grounds, drawing praise from media and free speech organizations, […]