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 in federal appeals court successfully challenging assessment of attorneys fees against a prevailing plaintiff who obtained less damages than had been offered before trial.
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...
This was an unsuccessful police brutality suit brought on behalf of a developmentally disabled teenager who was beaten by East Providence police officers.