At any given time, the ACLU of RI is involved in dozens of legal battles on behalf of civil liberties in the Ocean State. Below is a list of many the cases we have worked on. For our annual case dockets, click here.
Federal lawsuit challenging a town ordinance that made it a crime to sleep in one’s car in public during the nighttime.
Lawsuit challenging Commission ruling that a person could not run for Town Council because her job as an architectural designer created a potential conflict of interest.
Successful federal lawsuit challenging a town's decision to cancel a Cambodian group's use of Civic Center based on fears of possible violence at the event.
Favorably settled complaint challenging the use on police applicants of a standardized psychological test which asked questions relating to religious beliefs.