Due Process
The right to due process means that the government must respect the legal rights of all and proceed fairly with people in their day-to-day dealings with government bureaucracy and the court system. When the government denies or limits someone's right to seek relief in the court or denies them an opportunity to be heard, that is a violation of their right to due process.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: What to Do if You're Stopped by Police, Immigration or the FBI
Regardless of your immigration or citizenship status, you have constitutional rights!
ACLU files class action lawsuit challenging terminated student status of students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico
Four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordon filed a federal class action lawsuit today seeking to represent over 100 students in who had their F-1 student immigration status unlawfully and abruptly terminated with no specified reason as to why
ACLU Slams Brown University’s Ongoing Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Student Group; Calls for Immediate Reinstatement
In a letter sent today to Brown University President Christina Paxson and other members of the University administration, the ACLU of Rhode Island and its student chapter condemned the school’s three-month-long “interim” suspension of the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Cases, Campaigns & Legislation
Apr 18, 2025
Pasula v. Department of Homeland Security
This class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had their student status revoked without notice or reason. The lawsuit was filed by four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordo.
Dec 13, 2022
Doe v. McKee
This lawsuit was filed on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals camping at the State House who are protesting the lack of adequate housing in the state.
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