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.
Successful lawsuit challenging a state law providing reduced welfare benefits to all residents who have not lived in Rhode Island for the immediately preceding twelve months.
Successful habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of an indigent person who was summarily found in contempt of court and incarcerated for over two years for failing to pay child support.
Favorably settled lawsuit challenging a housing authority’s order barring two fathers, despite the mothers’ consent, from visiting their children living in the housing complex.
Successful representation of a couple sued for defamation for statements made to the media expressing environmental concerns about a company’s recycling activities.