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Feb 1, 2022

Save The Bay, ACLU of RI, RISAA and Common Cause RI File “Friend of the Court” Brief in Support of Overturning Ruling Allowing Expansion of Controversial Block Island Marina

Interceding in a case raising significant issues involving government transparency in environmental disputes, several organizations filed a “friend of the court” brief in the RI Supreme Court in a long-...

Jan 27, 2022

Court Overturns Narragansett Fire District’s Denial of Right to Vote to Non-Property Owners

In a victory for voting rights R.I. Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter today ruled unconstitutional a policy of the Bonnet Shores Fire District (BSFD) in Narragansett that bars residents from voting if...

Jan 14, 2022

ACLU Sues Department of Corrections Over Unlawful Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys filed two petitions in R.I. Superior Court today, claiming that the R.I. Department of Corrections (DOC) is unlawfully keeping in prison individuals who were...

Dec 28, 2021

On Heels of Public Complaints, ACLU Demands Answers from RIPTA about Breach of Personal Health Data

The ACLU of RI has sent a letter today to RIPTA demanding answers regarding an August 2021 data breach at the agency that compromised the Social Security numbers and private health care information of...

Dec 21, 2021

Open Government Groups Call for Renewal of Executive Order Providing for Remote Public Participation at Meetings

A coalition of open government organizations has called on Governor McKee to reinstate an executive order allowing remote meetings of public bodies while requiring livestreaming and remote public...

Dec 2, 2021

ACLU Settles Lawsuit Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients from Discrimination

The settlement comes four years after R.I. Superior Court ruled that a Westerly fabrics company discriminated against Christine Callaghan when consideration of a paid internship was rescinded because of her...