Court Denies Preliminary Relief to Arts Organizations

Though court agreed that NEA funding bar for projects that promote “gender ideology” would likely violate the First Amendment, court refused to expressly block the NEA from reimposing that bar

RILA v. NEA - Case Update

Court Hears Arguments in First Amendment Challenge to Federal Arts Funding Restriction

Changes to NEA policy in response to ACLU lawsuit do not solve the problems for arts organizations or deprive court of jurisdiction, attorneys argue

Court Hears Arguments in First Amendment Challenge to Federal Arts Funding Restriction

Judge Rejects State's Attempt to Dismiss ACI Suicide Lawsuits

In separate rulings issued yesterday, U.S. District Court Chief John McConnell, Jr. has rejected requests by the state to dismiss lawsuits filed against RI Department of Corrections’ (RIDOC) supervisors and staff on behalf of the family members of two individuals who died by suicide

Judge Rejects State's Attempt to Dismiss ACI Suicide Lawsuits

Proposed Settlement of RIPTA Data Breach Class-Action Lawsuit Filed with Rhode Island Superior Court

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced today that a proposed settlement has been filed in the class-action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (“RIPTA”) and UnitedHealthcare New England (“UHC”)

Proposed Settlement of RIPTA Data Breach Class-Action Lawsuit Filed with Rhode Island Superior Court

In Response to ACLU Lawsuit, National Endowment for the Arts Removes Certification Requirement on Funding Applications

Artists no longer need to attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” to apply and the NEA’s funding bar will be decided by the Court

In Response to ACLU Lawsuit, National Endowment for the Arts Removes Certification Requirement on Funding Applications

Artists Mount First Amendment Challenge to New Grant Requirements for National Endowment for the Arts

Artists and theater groups have today filed a lawsuit challenging a new certification requirement for National Endowment for the Arts’ grants that requires applicants to attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” in order to be eligible for funding

ACLU Report Urges Improvement in Municipal Practices Governing the Public’s Remote Access to Public Meetings

The ACLU of Rhode Island today released a report examining the practices of city and town councils and school committees in providing the public remote access to their meetings, and said there was a need for improvement in their practices. The report, an update to one the ACLU issued almost two year

ACLU Report Urges Improvement in Municipal Practices Governing the Public’s Remote Access to Public Meetings

ACLU and RWU Law School Clinic Seek Emergency Relief Over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners’ Religious Freedom

A lawsuit filed today by attorneys for the RWU Prisoners’ Rights Clinic and the ACLU of RI challenges the R.I. Department of Corrections’ restrictive policies governing the religious freedom of Muslims incarcerated at the ACI, including significant constraints on their ability to observe Ramadan

ACLU And RWU Law School Clinic Seek Emergency Relief Over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners’ Religious Freedom

ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books

the ACLU of RI sent a letter to Glocester school district Superintendent Renee Palazzo, urging her to rescind directives she issued to the Fogarty Memorial School’s librarians to allow students to check out only “age appropriate” books.

ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books