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.
Court brief opposing a U.S. Attorney challenge to the legality of a local court rule requiring judicial approval before the government can subpoena an attorney to obtain information about his or her client...
A restraining order was issued in federal court on behalf of a student with learning disabilities who had been barred from playing football.
Federal lawsuit challenging, as unconstitutionally benefitting incumbents, a state law setting caps on campaign contributions on an annual, rather than election-cycle, basis.
Successful federal lawsuit on behalf of residents who had been barred from voting in a rescheduled primary election if they had not voted in the original, illegally conducted primary.