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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...

Dec 8, 2022

Citing "Serious Legal and Policy Concerns," ACLU Calls on Governor to Rescind Notice Kicking People Off State House Grounds

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has called on Governor Daniel McKee to rescind a notice requiring all persons currently camping in front of the State House to vacate their property by 9...

Dec 6, 2022

ACLU Settles Suit with Pawtucket over Political Sign Restrictions

The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of a lawsuit, filed in July, over a Pawtucket ordinance banning the posting of political signs on residential property more than 30 days before an...