

The Rake v. Gorodetsky
Favorable “open records law” decision issued in this case required the Providence Police Department to release various records relating to civilian complaints of police abuse.
At any given time, the ACLU of RI is involved in dozens of legal battles on behalf of civil liberties in the Ocean State. Below is a list of many the cases we have worked on. For our annual case dockets, click here.
Favorable “open records law” decision issued in this case required the Providence Police Department to release various records relating to civilian complaints of police abuse.
The Providence police department issued a formal written apology and paid damages to settle this suit on behalf of a protester who had been arrested while peacefully leafleting outside a building where...
Successful challenge in Municipal Court to ordinance allowing for tripling of unpaid parking fines prior to a hearing at which the fines could be contested.
Successful federal lawsuit allowing an unendorsed candidate to hold a fundraising raffle for her political campaign despite a state law allowing only political party committees to hold such raffles.