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Mar 10, 2025

Proposed Settlement of RIPTA Data Breach Class-Action Lawsuit Filed with Rhode Island Superior Court

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced today that a proposed settlement has been filed in the class-action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (“RIPTA”) and...

Mar 7, 2025

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

Artists no longer need to attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” to apply and the NEA’s funding bar will be decided by the Court

Mar 6, 2025

Artists Mount First Amendment Challenge to New Grant Requirements for National Endowment for the Arts

Artists and theater groups have today filed a lawsuit challenging a new certification requirement for National Endowment for the Arts’ grants that requires applicants to attest that they will not “promote...

Feb 26, 2025

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

The ACLU of Rhode Island today released a report examining the practices of city and town councils and school committees in providing the public remote access to their meetings, and said there was a need...

Feb 13, 2025

ACLU and RWU Law School Clinic Seek Emergency Relief Over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners’ Religious Freedom

A lawsuit filed today by attorneys for the RWU Prisoners’ Rights Clinic and the ACLU of RI challenges the R.I. Department of Corrections’ restrictive policies governing the religious freedom of Muslims...

Feb 3, 2025

ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books

the ACLU of RI sent a letter to Glocester school district Superintendent Renee Palazzo, urging her to rescind directives she issued to the Fogarty Memorial School’s librarians to allow students to check out...