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.
The ACLU obtained a settlement on behalf of a Hmong family whose son was autopsied against their religious beliefs; this case was cited by Congress in passing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and by...
Successful federal suit challenging a state law barring persons from publicizing complaints against public officials filed with the Rhode Island Ethics Commission.
Amicus brief in Court of Appeals challenging on free speech grounds the judicial reprimand of a lawyer for filing a “motion to recuse” a judge; the court reversed the reprimand.
Favorably settled lawsuit on behalf of a person arbitrarily denied a handicapped parking plate by the Department of Transportation.