Research & Publications

This letter was sent to the Barrington Town Council regarding a proposal to add speed cameras near two schools. The letter highlights our concerns about how traffic cameras can invade privacy, and the privatization of law enforcement.

This letter was sent to the Providence City Council President respectfully requesting she withdraw a proposed ordinance we believe is unconstitutional that would exempt striking union workers from the City's noise ordinance.

This letter was sent to the Providence Police Chief asking him to rescind citations that were issued to protesters outside Butler Hospital that provided clearly inaccurate and misleading information.

This letter was sent to the Providence City Council in support and appreciation of an ordinance that prohibits the use of price-fixing rental algorithms in Providence. When the letter was sent, the ordinance had been passed once unanimously already.

This letter was sent to the Woonsocket City Council from the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Housing Advocacy Project, expressing our deep concern and distress over a proposed anti-homeless ordiance.

This letter was sent to all the colleges and universities in Rhode Island, providing information from the National ACLU about academic institutions' rights and obligations to students who are studying from other countries.

This letter was sent from the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice during the public comment period for the Rhode Island Supreme Court's proposed changes to the Court's rules