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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.

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.

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.

Four arts and theater organizations filed an amended complaint today in federal court in Rhode Island in their First Amendment lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

The ACLU of Rhode Island announced today the favorable settlement of a lawsuit that challenged the R.I. Department of Corrections’ (RIDOC) restrictive policies governing the religious freedom of people incarcerated at the ACI

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has shared this week with the presidents and general counsel of Rhode Island’s colleges and universities a detailed letter from the National ACLU that outlines their responsibilities and rights when dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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

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

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