Research & Publications

This letter, sent to the Rhode Island Board of Elections, raises concerns about a vote calling for the impending issuance of subpoenas to all the individuals who collected nomination signatures for Lt. Governor Sabina Matos’ Congressional District 1 campaign.

In 2023, the ACLU of RI lobbied on over 350 bills and tracked over 1,000 pieces of legislation. To see how your Representatives and Senators voted on a few of those issues, our 2023 Legislative Scorecard is below.

FRONT PAGE: A recap of the 2023 RI legislative session.

FRONT PAGE: Damages Awarded Over Assault And Arrest Of Narragansett Special Education Student.

These letters were submitted to the Providence City Council and raise concerns about an ordinance being considered by the City which would significantly limit the ability for college and university students in Rhode Island to live together.

This is a letter to the Smithfield School Committee expressing deep concern about a proposed policy to "out" LGBTQ+ students to their parents, and possibly other students' parents.