Court Cases

This class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had their student status revoked without notice or reason. The lawsuit was filed by four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordo.

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals camping at the State House who are protesting the lack of adequate housing in the state.

This is a successful federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page.

This is a successful class-action lawsuit challenging the RI Department of Labor and Training’s (DLT) actions in summarily freezing unemployment insurance payments without notice or explanation.

This is a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of all ICE detainees being held at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls.

This is a charge of race discrimination against the Providence Police Department and a formal claim for damages with the City of Providence. The damages claim is a legal prerequisite to the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff, Michael Clark, an African-American recruit who was dismissed

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have intervened in an inmate’s pro se legal action seeking to hold the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in contempt of court for violating a 47-year old consent decree that established minimum standards for the discipline and classification of inmates