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Feb 16, 2023

ACLU Files Complaint Against Bristol-Warren Schools for Egregious Violation of Six-Year-Old Child's Special Education Rights

The ACLU of RI today filed a complaint against the Bristol-Warren School District on behalf of a six-year-old child who, the complaint alleges, for months has not been given the free and appropriate...

Feb 14, 2023

ACLU Expands Lawsuit Over RIPTA Breach of Personal Data of More Than 20,000 State Employees Last Year

Attorneys for the ACLU of RI have filed an amended complaint in their pending class-action lawsuit against RIPTA and UnitedHealthcare New England over an August 2021 data breach that compromised the...

Feb 8, 2023

ACLU and RI Legal Services File Civil Rights Complaint Against Providence School District Over Special Education Records

The ACLU of RI and RI Legal Services have filed a formal complaint with the US Department of Education against the Providence School District for failing to provide parents of special education students...

Jan 4, 2023

ACLU of RI 2022 Year in Review

In spite of a U.S. Supreme Court session which indicated that the erosion of fundamental civil liberties by that body is no longer a hypothetical fear, 2022 was also marked by a number of critical home...

Dec 16, 2022

Statement from the ACLU of RI and Center for Justice on this Afternoon's Denial of a Request for an Injunction in Doe v. McKee

The ACLU of RI and the Center for Justice issued the following statement in response to this afternoon's ruling on Doe v. McKee, a lawsuit filed on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals to allow them to...

Dec 13, 2022

ACLU of Rhode Island and Center for Justice Seek Court Injunction Against Removal of Camping Protesters from State House Grounds

Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a complaint on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals to allow them to continue camping at...