LGBTQ+ Rights
Through lobbying, litigation and public education, the ACLU of RI works so that LGBTQ+ people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association.
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Court Vacates Unlawful Funding Criteria for Solutions to Homelessness in Case Brought by Broad Coalition
Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Criteria Would Have Pushed an Estimated 170,000 Americans into Homelessness
Supporting Free Speech, Four “Friend of the Court” Briefs Filed in Appeals Court in Support of Rhode Island Latino Arts
More than a dozen organizations have joined in “friend of the court” briefs in support of the ACLU and ACLU of Rhode Island’s legal challenge to a certification requirement that the National Endowment for the Arts imposed last year on grant applicants.
After Appeals Court Denies Child Advocate’s Emergency Motion to Prevent the Release of Medical Records of Minors Receiving Care at RI Hospital, Safeguards Remain in Place to Protect the Data
"While we are disappointed in this result, this decision is not the end of our fight to protect Rhode Island children’s medical privacy."
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