2011 News Releases
December 22, 2011 - Eight Groups Send Letter to Board of Elections Askings for New Voter ID Rules
December 16, 2011 - ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Pawtucket's Favorable Treatment of Parochial Schools Goes to Trial
December 9, 2011 - Groups Call for Easier Access to Voter ID Cards
November 29, 2011 - ACLU Opposes Photo ID Requirements for RIPTA Reduced Fare Bus Passes
November 23, 2011 - RI ACLU Says Latest Statistics Show New Civil Union Law Is "Still a Fiasco"
November 18, 2011 - ACLU Raises Concerns About Proposed Board of Regents "Public Comment" Rules
November 15, 2011 - ACLU Criticizes Narragansett Proposal to Charge Residents for "Police Response Costs"
November 14, 2011 - ACLU Offers Free Booklet on Workplace Privacy Rights
November 9, 2011 - ACLU Issues Statement on Police Use of Infrared Technology in Burnside Park
November 9, 2011 - ACLU Opposes Polling Place Ban on Political Buttons
October 31, 2011 - Groups Call on Top Federal Official to Halt Death Penalty Efforts Against Jason Pleau
October 28, 2011 - RI ACLU Issues Statement on "Occupy Providence" Protest
October 20, 2011 - RI Department of Public Safety Withdraws Challenged Open Records Regulations
October 18, 2011 - ACLU Urges State Reapportionment Commission to Address Problem of Prison Gerrymandering
October 17, 2011 - ACLU Sues DMV Over License Reinstatement Rule; Challenges Agency "Making Rules Up As They Go Along"
October 11, 2011 - As Car Tax Criticism Simmers, ACLU Calls on State Commission to Adopt Fairer System in Valuing Motor Vehicles
October 7, 2011 - ACLU Raises Privacy Concerns Over Providence License Plate Scanning Plan
October 5, 2011 - ACLU Objects to Proposal to Ban Signs at City Council Meetings
September 26, 2011 - RI ACLU Issues Report Calling New Civil Union Law for Gay and Lesbian Couples "A Fiasco"; Cites Experiences of Twelve Other States With Similar Laws
September 21, 2011 - ACLU Objects to Calls For BCI Checks of Political Candidates
September 12, 2011 - ACLU Brief Calls for Removal of Cranston School Prayer Display; Oral Argument Scheduled for October 13th
September 8, 2011 - RI ACLU Issues Report Examining Civil Liberties in the State Ten Years After 9/11
September 6, 2011 - ACLU Sues RI Department of Public Safety Over "Bait and Switch" Procedures in Adopting Regulations
August 9, 2011 - ACLU Criticizes Department of Public Safety Proposal to Further Limit Access to Public Records
August 3, 2011 - RI ACLU Seeks Details on Phone Tracking of Rhode Islanders by State and Providence Police
July 19, 2011 - ACLU and CVS/Pharmacy Resolve Discrimination Complaint
July 5, 2011 - RI ACLU Condemns Signing Into Law of Voter ID Bill
June 29, 2011 - Citing Chilling Effect on Free Speech and Privacy, ACLU Calls for Veto of Internet Subpoena Bill
June 27, 2011 - Groups Support Governor's Refusal to Transfer Inmate to Federal Government to Face Death Penalty Charges
June 13, 2011 - Governor Signs Social Security Number Privacy Legislation
June 10, 2011- RI ACLU Commends Governor's Signage of Anti-Shackling Bill Into Law
May 26, 2011- ACLU Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Continued Display of Cranston School Prayer
May 26, 2011- RI ACLU Applauds Passage of Prison Anti-Shackling Bill
May 17, 2011- Community Groups Call for Explanation from Police Chiefs About Reversal of Support on Racial Profiling Bill
May 4, 2011- Civil Rights, Community, Labor, and Open Government Groups Denounce Voter ID Legislation
May 4, 2011- ACLU Calls on Governor Chafee to Issue Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses; Challenges Threat Issued by U.S. Attorney
May 2, 2011 - ACLU Criticizes House Decision Not to Vote on Gay Marriage
April 22, 2011 - ACLU Urges Justice Department to Investigate Lock-Up of Truants
April 4, 2011 - ACLU Files Suit Over Cranston School Prayer Banner
April 4, 2011 - ACLU Criticizes Court Ruling Upholding Controversial Search of Central Falls Soccer Students by Coventry Police
March 30, 2011 - ACLU Calls For More Transparency in State Open Records Policies
March 21, 2011 - ACLU Claims New Providence Lobbying Ordinance Will Chill Free Speech Activity
March 9, 2011 - RI ACLU to Sue Over Cranston School Prayer
March 7, 2011 - North Kingstown Political Sign Case Resolved
March 4, 2011 - ACLU Calls for Congressional Investigation into Claims of Unlawful Military “Psychological Operations” Against Sen. Reed and Others
March 3, 2011 - Groups Call on Board of Regents to Postpone Vote on High Stakes Testing Graduation Regulations
February 23, 2011 - ACLU Applauds Providence Efforts to Opt Out of "Secure Communities" Program
February 22, 2011 - Community and Youth Groups Call for Comprehensive Racial Profiling Bill
February 10, 2011 - Human Rights Commission Finds “Probable Cause” That CVS Application Form is Discriminatory
February 4, 2011 - Proposed Graduation Requirements Pushed Back to 2014
February 3, 2011 - ACLU Files Brief to Overturn Pawtucket's Favorable Treatment of Parochial Schools
January 24, 2011 - New High School Diploma Requirements Likely to Create a "Caste System" and Stigmatize 90% of At-Risk Students, Groups Claim
January 21, 2011 - Open Government Groups Decry State Police Regulations Limiting Acecss to Public Records
January 19, 2011 - ACLU Complaint Against Department of Human Services for Lack of Adequate Interpreter Services is Favorably Resolved
January 6, 2011 - Appeals Court Upholds Narragansett "Orange Sticker" Ordinance; ACLU Plans Further Action
January 5, 2011 - RI ACLU Applauds Rescission of Executive Order on Illegal Immigration
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