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“The Council’s decision makes it clear that privacy can and should be defended. We’re hopeful that other municipalities follow the lead of South Kingstown, considering the concerns of their constituents, and discussing the use of these systems in their communities.”

Last year, a federal court blocked the Trump administration’s efforts at a hostile ideological takeover of Harvard University

"This is an important reaffirmation of First Amendment rights in a space that serves as a quintessential forum for free speech activity.”

“The importance of allowing residents to follow what’s happening in their communities, and have a voice even if they cannot physically be at meetings, cannot be overstated."

“Body-worn camera footage is an important tool for police accountability, but the proposed amendments do not benefit Rhode Islanders, or make police more transparent.”

The RI Supreme Court ruled that the state and its officials are not immune from suit under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act.

Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Criteria Would Have Pushed an Estimated 170,000 Americans into Homelessness

New Filing Highlights Repeated Mistakes and Unlawful Criteria in Latest Homelessness Funding Announcement

More than a dozen organizations have joined in “friend of the court” briefs in support of the ACLU and ACLU of Rhode Island’s legal challenge to a certification requirement that the National Endowment for the Arts imposed last year on grant applicants.