News & Commentary
Sep 14, 2015
Back To School: New School Year, New Wardrobe – Not So Fast!
By Megan Khatchadourian, Assistant to the Director
Sep 14, 2015
ACLU urges Providence City Council to reject ordinance limiting students in residential neighborhood
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has urged the Providence City Council to reject an ordinance that would restrict certain residential housing from including more than three students. In a letter to the Council, ACLU of Rhode Island executive director Steven Brown stated: "The ordinance’s undue stigmatization of Providence’s students is contrary to the City’s reputation as a robust host to the local colleges and universities. The focus on this one criterion is unfair and extremely unlikely to help resolve any of the legitimate concerns prompting calls for action in the first place.”
Sep 02, 2015
Tune In: The Voting Rights Act & Voter ID
By Johanna Kaiser, Communications & Development Associate
Aug 27, 2015
First Day of School? Don’t Forget Your Rights
By Johanna Kaiser, Communications & Development Associate
Aug 25, 2015
Despite Promising Start, 2015 Legislative Session Leaves Important Measures On The Table
As the 2015 legislative session wound down, a number of pro-civil liberties bills were primed for passage and many anti-civil liberties bills were failing to move at all. In any legislative year, however, a great deal can happen in the closing days, and this session was no exception. A sudden collapse in negotiations between the House and Senate over a series of seemingly minor bills meant that a number of other bills slated for passage suddenly died in the last moments of the session when legislative leaders abruptly adjourned.
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