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Jun 3, 2020

Bail Hearings on Release of ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center Begin Today

In advance of bail hearings beginning at 10 AM today before U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy to consider the release of ICE detainees at the Wyatt Detention Center, the judge has released a 15-page decision...

Jun 2, 2020

ACLU of RI Statement on Imposition of Curfews in Providence, Cranston and Warwick

Below is the ACLU of Rhode Island's statement in response to the adoption today of curfew orders by the cities of Cranston, Providence and Warwick:

The imposition of blanket curfews within three...

Below is the ACLU of Rhode Island's statement in response to the adoption today of curfew orders by the cities of Cranston, Providence and Warwick:

The imposition of blanket curfews within three...

Jun 1, 2020

Judge Orders Immediate Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center

In response to a class-action lawsuit filed by ACLU attorneys two weeks ago seeking urgent relief for immigration...

Jun 1, 2020

ACLU Sues Pawtucket School Officials Over Unlawful Arrest of 13-Year-Old Honors Student

As conflict over race-based discriminatory police practices permeates the country, ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys Shannah Kurland and Lynette Labinger today...

May 28, 2020

Seven Organizations Call on Governor to Repeal “Extremely Damaging” Public Records Executive Order

Calling Governor Gina Raimondo’s two-and-a-half-month old executive order giving public bodies extra time to respond to open records requests “unwarranted and extremely damaging to the public interest,”...

May 28, 2020

ACLU Sues Narragansett Over Unlawful Assault and Arrest of Special Education Student

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorney Amato DeLuca filed suit in federal court seeking monetary damages on...