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.
“Friend of the court” brief opposing efforts by DCYF to eliminate Family Court oversight of 18-to-21 year olds in the agency’s care.
Open records lawsuit challenging the Central Falls police department’s refusal to release the report regarding the fatal shooting of a local resident by police. A court ordered release of the records.
...Federal lawsuit challenging a town’s actions in repeatedly removing a political candidate’s signs from private property. The court ruled unconstitutional the statute under which the actions were purportedly...
“Friend of the court” brief in R.I. Supreme Court challenging the lack of due process safeguards in truancy court hearings. The appeal was dismissed as moot when the lower court agreed to dismiss the...