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Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a complaint on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals to allow them to continue camping at the State House to protest the lack of adequate housing for individuals in Rhode Island.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has called on Governor Daniel McKee to rescind a notice requiring all persons currently camping in front of the State House to vacate their property by 9 AM tomorrow or else face arrest. 

The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of a lawsuit, filed in July, over a Pawtucket ordinance banning the posting of political signs on residential property more than 30 days before an election.

In a victory for religious freedom, the Town of Coventry has granted a zoning permit to the Horn and Cauldron, Church of the Earth, a small Wiccan church represented by the ACLU and the ACLU of Rhode Island.

Seeking to vindicate the free speech rights of political candidates and their supporters, the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Pawtucket ordinance that bans the posting of political signs on residential property more than 30 days before an election.

The Portsmouth Town Council has unanimously voted to rescind its prior support for the implementation of Flock Safety surveillance camera systems in the town.

ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown issued the following statement today in response the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District:

Following an ACLU challenge on behalf of local advocacy groups, a former state trooper has agreed to no longer proceed anonymously in suing the state after he was fired.

Groups today filed a motion in R.I. Superior Court challenging a former state trooper’s attempt to proceed anonymously in suing the State Police after he was fired for allegedly not reporting to work because he was too intoxicated.