Discrimination
Case Sheets:
--Rights of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
--Sex Discrimination
--Rights of Gay Men and Lesbians
--Rights of Immigrants
--Rights of People With Disabilites
--Rights of the Poor
Discrimination in the News
December 17, 2007 -- ACLU Files Civil Rights Complaint Against DHS For Lack of Adequate Interpreter Services, Violation of Consent Agreement
July 26, 2007-- Blacks and Hispanics Disproportionately Jailed in Rhode Island, National Report Indicates
July 16, 2007 -- Settlement Reached with General Treasurer on Suit Over Rules Denying Compensation to Certain Victims of Violent Crimes
January 8, 2007 -- ACLU Files "Racial Profiling" Lawsuit Against State Police for Illegal Detention of Guatemalans in I-95 Stop
January 4, 2007 -- ACLU Report Documents Contined Racial Profiling Problems in Rhode Island; Calls for Changes in Police Practices
December 27, 2006 -- General Treasurer Sued Over Rules Denying Compensation to Certain Victims of Violent Crimes
November 30, 2006 -- ACLU Files Open Records Suit Against State Police to Obtain "Racial Profiling" Videotape
July 27, 2006 -- Groups Denounce General Treasurer Rules Denying Compensation to Certain Victims of Violent Crimes
August 8, 2005 -- Statistics on Traffic Stop Racial Profiling Show Backsliding, ACLU Report Finds
May 23, 2005 -- ACLU Sues Over DMV Driver's License Procedures for Immigrants
May 3, 2005 -- Police Departments Not Abiding By 2004 Law Against Racial Profiling, ACLU Report Finds
April 27, 2005 -- Groups Urge Swift Collection of Evidence in Carpio Arrest
April 11, 2005 -- Appeals Court Reverses Sanctions Against Attorneys In Cornel Young, Jr. Civil Rights Case
March 31, 2005 -- Research Shows Racial Profiling Persists in RI Traffic Enforcement; ACLU Plans Response
February 16, 2005 -- Latest North Smithfield Discrimination Case Resolved
February 10, 2005 -- Tiverton Gay Marriage Benefits Case Settled
February 3, 2005 -- Settlement Reached in Racial Profiling Claim Against Scituate Police
January 3, 2005 -- ACLU Represents Same-Sex Couple in Insurance Benefits Case
December 16, 2004 -- ACLU Criticizes Warwick Public Safety Order Barring Hip-Hop Music
September 21, 2004 -- ACLU Calls on Local Hospitals to Reject Federal Funding that Targets Undocumented Immigrants
July 28, 2004 -- On 25th Anniversary of Court Decision, ACLU Says DMV Still Provides Misinformation About Name Change Rights
July 20, 2004 -- ACLU Files Brief in Support of Sanctioned Attornyes in Cornel Young, Jr. Civil Rights Case
July 19, 2004-- ACLU Files Complaint With Justice Department Over Lack of Court Interpreters For Defendants
April 29, 2004 -- Court Rules for Female Firefighter in Discrimination Case
February 25, 2004 -- Court Rejects Racial Profiling Appeal
February 23, 2004 -- Civil Rights Groups Introduce Comprehensive Legislation To Address Racial Profiling
January 22, 2004 -- ACLU Files Additional Brief in Senate Redistricting Appeal