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ACLU files class action lawsuit challenging terminated student status of students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico

LETTER: College and University Rights and Obligations to Noncitizen Students

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: What to Do if You're Stopped by Police, Immigration or the FBI

In Response to ACLU Lawsuit, National Endowment for the Arts Removes Certification Requirement on Funding Applications

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Trans Rights

Firewall for Freedom: Protecting Rhode Island

ACLU Report Urges Improvement in Municipal Practices Governing the Public’s Remote Access to Public Meetings

ACLU of RI Lawsuit Halts Violation of Attorney-Client Privilege at State Prison

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Recreational Marijuana in RI

ACLU and RWU Law School Clinic Sue Again Over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate an Incarcerated Native Americans' Religious Freedom

The lawsuit argues that RIDOC has refused to accommodate an array of religious practices that Native Americans are routinely allowed to practice in federal and state prisons across the country.

ACLU Sues Over Social Media Censorship by Smithfield School District

In a case seeking to protect individuals exercising their First Amendment rights from retaliation, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Smithfield School...

ACLU Sues Brown University Police for Refusing to Provide Arrest Records to Journalists

Through a lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is contesting the Brown University police department’s position that it is not subject to the state’s Access to Public...