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Jul 21, 2025
Broad Nationwide Coalition Sues in Rhode Island to Block Trump Administration’s Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants
New Certification Requirements Threaten Critical Services for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors, LGBTQI+ Youth, and Unhoused Communities
Jul 14, 2025
ACLU of RI Calls on Attorney General to Release Body Camera Footage of Police Shooting of Pawtucket Resident
In a letter citing a lack of public transparency by the Pawtucket Police Department, the ACLU of Rhode Island today called on Attorney General (AG) Peter Neronha to immediately release all police body worn camera (BWC) footage of the shooting last month of resident Sebastian Yidana.
Jul 01, 2025
R.I. Latino Arts Argues in Court that “Gender Ideology” Is Still Unconstitutionally Penalized by National Endowment for the Arts
Group asks court to strike down grant restrictions on various legal grounds
Jul 01, 2025
Settlement Reached in Smithfield School District Social Media Censorship Lawsuit
The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced the favorable settlement of a federal lawsuit that challenged, as a violation of the First Amendment
Jun 30, 2025
RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence Seeks Injunction Against Trump Administration Grant Requirements
Attorneys for the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV) and a nationwide group of 16 other state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions have asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction against a host of unlawful grant restrictions
Jun 16, 2025
Challenging New Federal Grant Requirements, ACLU Of RI, Lawyers’ Committee for RI and National Organizations Sue on Behalf of RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Coalitions
A nationwide group of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, led by the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), filed a lawsuit today seeking to stop the Trump administration from imposing unlawful restrictions on grants
Jun 13, 2025
ACLU and RWU Law School Clinic Sue Again Over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate an Incarcerated Native Americans' Religious Freedom
The lawsuit argues that RIDOC has refused to accommodate an array of religious practices that Native Americans are routinely allowed to practice in federal and state prisons across the country.
Jun 09, 2025
ACLU Sues Over Social Media Censorship by Smithfield School District
ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Smithfield School District’s actions in blocking a local school critic from the official X accounts of the district.
Jun 02, 2025
ACLU Sues Brown University Police for Refusing to Provide Arrest Records to Journalists
Through a lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is contesting the Brown University police department’s position that it is not subject to the state’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA) and can keep its arrest reports secret from the public.
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