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At the Courthouse

While the Rhode Island ACLU has a strong legislative and public education program, the organization is most widely known for its litigative activities. The image of the volunteer ACLU lawyer rushing into court to vindicate an important civil right is, not without reason, firmly entrenched in the public mind. Our 2004 case docket confirms and commemorates that image.

Listed below are links to some recent press releases about litigation in which the ACLU has been involved in recent months.

 

  • October 5, 2005 -- ACLU Files Open Record Lawsuit Against Foster-Glocester School District
  • September 21, 2005 -- Groups File Court Brief Challenging State Raid of Indian Smoke Shop
  • August 19, 2005 -- Following Criticism from the ACLU and Others, U.S. District Court Will Amend Proposed Rule
  • June 7, 2005 -- ACLU and Other Groups Criticize Attorney General for Ducking Reporters' Shield Law Case
  • June 6, 2005 -- ACLU Files Court Brief in Support of Mayor Laffey's Radio Show Lawsuit
  • June 1, 2005 -- ACLU Files Open Records Lawsuit Against North Smithfield
  • May 23, 2005 -- ACLU Sues Over DMV Driver's License Procedures for Immigrants
  • May 16, 2005 -- ACLU Applauds Court Ruling on Police Liability for High Speed Chase
  • April 15, 2005 -- ACLU Settles Challenge to Political Canvassing Restrictions in Johnston
  • April 11, 2005 -- Appeals Court Reverses Sanctions Against Attorneys In Cornel Young, Jr. Civil Rights Case
  • March 23, 2005 -- Under Threat of ACLU Lawsuit, Providence School Reinstates Student Suspended For Photographing Principal
  • February 3, 2005 -- Settlement Reached in Racial Profiling Claim Against Scituate Police
  • January 3, 2005 -- ACLU Represents Same-Sex Couple in Insurance Benefits Case

 

Click here to view the 2004 news release archive.

Click here to view the 2003 news release archive.