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 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.
Successful petition for political asylum filed with the INS on behalf of a Liberian journalist who fled to this country after being threatened with harm by Liberian Officials; an immigration judge granted...