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.
An Open Meetings Act (OMA) lawsuit against the Barrington School Committee for unlawfully meeting in closed session to discuss the merits of instituting a mandatory breathalyzer policy for all students...
Successful representation of a person who was barred by a judge from posting on Facebook any information relating to a Family Court case involving her brother.
Federal lawsuit, filed with a national welfare rights group, challenging the state’s failure to process food stamp applications in a timely manner. Case Update: A detailed settlement...
Federal lawsuit challenging the disqualification of a Mayoral candidate based on a city charter provision barring voters from signing more than one nomination paper for the same political office. ...