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Nov 30, 2021

ACLU Sues RIDLT for Hiding Information on Facial Surveillance Technology

Is the R.I. Department of Labor and Training (DLT) planning to use facial recognition technology to process unemployment claims? The agency doesn’t want the public to know, so the ACLU of Rhode Island today...

Nov 15, 2021

Lawsuit Challenges ACI Prisoner’s 8 Months in Solitary Confinement for Free Speech Activity

Attorneys for the R.I. Center for Justice and the ACLU have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a man who spent almost eight months in solitary confinement at the ACI in retaliation for exercising his...

Nov 11, 2021

Groups Applaud CVS for Withdrawing U.S. Supreme Court Petition that Threatened the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities

The ACLU of Rhode Island and Disability Rights Rhode Island today applauded CVS for withdrawing its petition in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that the groups said could have turned back decades of...

Nov 5, 2021

ACLU Settles Suit over Political Protest at Roger Williams Park Casino

The ACLU of RI today announced the favorable settlement of a federal lawsuit against the Providence Police Department on behalf of two plaintiffs who alleged their free speech rights were violated during a...

Nov 4, 2021

ACLU Suit Against RI DLT Ends with Detailed Settlement over Unemployment Benefit Freezes

The RI Department of Labor and Training (DLT) has agreed to take numerous steps to prevent a repeat of last year’s debacle when thousands of residents had their unemployment insurance benefit payments...

Oct 27, 2021

Appeals Court Approves Settlement Restoring Equal Opportunities for Women in Brown University Athletics

In an important victory for female student athletes, a federal appeals court today unanimously...