Every year, the ACLU of RI lobbies on hundreds of bills during Rhode Island's annual Legislative Session. Below are some of the bills we have tracked and testified on before the General Assembly. For more info on advocating for the issues you care about, check out our Advocacy 101 Guide. To see how your Reps and Senators voted on various bills over the past few years, visit our Legislative Scorecards page.
There have been many reported instances around the country where employees are told their hair is not "professional" enough for the workplace, or a student is sent home for having "distracting" hair, or a...
Rhode Island currently has very strong anti-discrimination laws that provide legal protection to individuals with disabilities. We supported legislation that proactively ensures strong statutory protections...
As longtime advocates for LGBTQIA+ rights and equality, we supported this resolution which expresses the Rhode Island House of Representatives' commitment to supporting and protecing LGBTQIA+ identifying...
Because we believe body-worn cameras can promote accountability in the correctional setting and serve as a useful oversight tool both for correctional officers and for those who are incarcerated, we...
We supported legislation which would increase the current daily wges for incarcerated workers from $3 per day to $5 per day. For someone facing release, the only financial resources that they may have at...
We know from our experience that many victims of police misconduct do not file complaints, either because they believe it will be futile, or because they are fearful of retaliation. We also know that...