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.
This is a successful federal lawsuit against the City of Cranston over an anti-panhandling ordinance enacted by the City Council in 2017. The suit was filed on behalf of Francis White, Jr., who is disabled...
This is a lawsuit against the Town of Smithfield over an ordinance that imposes significant burdens on medical marijuana patients’ access to treatment. The lawsuit, filed in R.I. Superior Court, is on...
This is a lawsuit against the Ocean Community YMCA in Westerly, RI, on behalf of Elizabeth Gooding for violating her right to breastfeed in public. The suit, filed in Rhode Island Superior Court, claims...
This is a federal lawsuit against the City of Cranston, challenging its selective enforcement of an ordinance that bars the placement of commercial advertisements on city property. The suit was filed on...