News & Commentary
Sep 20, 2021
ACLU Files Court Brief Against Effort to Overturn RI’s Reproductive Freedom Law
The ACLU of Rhode Island today filed a court brief seeking to beat back an effort to overturn a state law that protects an individual’s right to an abortion.
Dec 15, 2020
Court Approves Settlement Restoring Equal Opportunities for Women in Brown Univ. Athletics
A federal court gave final approval to a settlement agreement between Brown University and athletes resolving the class-action legal challenge to the school's decision to cut women’s teams from its varsity athletics program.
Oct 23, 2020
Report Calling for Decriminalization of Sex Work Cites RI's History
The ACLU has issued a report calling for the decriminalization of sex work, relying in part on evidence from a period of time in RI when indoor sex work was technically legal in the state.
Sep 25, 2020
Court Preliminarily Approves Settlement in Title IX Lawsuit Against Brown University
A federal court has preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between Brown University and lawyers representing student-athletes who brought a class-action lawsuit after the school cut several varsity women's athletics teams.
Sep 16, 2020
Brown University to Reinstate Two Women’s Sports Teams in Response to Title IX Lawsuit
A proposed settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit against Brown University. The suit was filed following cuts to the varsity athletics program which undermined gender equality at the school.
Sep 04, 2020
Brown University’s Spin Can’t Hide Their Efforts to Kill Gender Equity Agreement
In response to our release of documents showing Brown University's disturbing plans to undermine a long-standing Title IX consent agreement, the University has claimed that it has never wavered from its commitment to the agreement. Nice try. We'll let the documents speak for themselves.
Aug 27, 2020
Newly Uncovered Documents Reveal Brown University Plan to Dismantle Title IX Agreement
A series of internal emails and documents recently made public reveal an intentional plan by Brown University officials to undermine and ultimately destroy a long-standing consent decree to comply with federal Title IX laws that ensure equal opportunity for female athletes at the college.
Jun 29, 2020
Court Challenge Filed to Brown University’s Abandonment of Gender Equity in Athletics Program
More than twenty years after Brown Univ. violated federal Title IX law by engaging in gender discrimination in its athletics program, legal representatives are back in court, alleging that the school is at it again.
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