ACLU commends local officials for urging United States Supreme Court not to roll back LGBTQ rights
March 2, 2020

ACLU commends local officials for urging United States Supreme Court not to roll back LGBTQ rights

The ACLU of Rhode Island today commended six current and former elected state officials who have signed...

ACLU mounts two-pronged attack to make records of police misconduct public
October 31, 2019

ACLU mounts two-pronged attack to make records of police misconduct public

Calling it “one of the most damaging decisions affecting the public’s right to know that has been...

The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary
January 19, 2020

The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary

Also: Is the Providence External Review Authority (PERA) being undermined by a conflicted Providence City Solicitor’s office?...

Lock Arms for Peace: The guns aren’t growing here…
January 19, 2020

Lock Arms for Peace: The guns aren’t growing here…

“Five years ago Kobe Dennis and myself decided that there was a lot of violence that was...

Not for profit? – Wyatt Detention Center issues a statement defending the facility’s standards and detainees access to Health, Legal and Religious Services
October 31, 2019

Not for profit? – Wyatt Detention Center issues a statement defending the facility’s standards and detainees access to Health, Legal and Religious Services

The Wyatt Detention Center issued a press release today defending the facility’s standards and the access to...

West Warwick Town Council passes resolution supporting the Second Amendment
January 19, 2020

West Warwick Town Council passes resolution supporting the Second Amendment

The West Warwick Town Council passes a resolution in support of the Second Amendment, but stops short...

Protesters fight for our constitutional right to access ‘privileges of the shore’
October 31, 2019

Protesters fight for our constitutional right to access ‘privileges of the shore’

“Lines are being drawn by the very few who can afford to decide where the lines go,”...

Representative McEntee’s bill to extend civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse passes the General Assembly
January 19, 2020

Representative McEntee’s bill to extend civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse passes the General Assembly

Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (Democrat, District 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett)’s legislation (H5171B), that amends the state’s civil...

RICAGV: Danger of untrained concealed carry holders in Rhode Island schools
January 19, 2020

RICAGV: Danger of untrained concealed carry holders in Rhode Island schools

As officials are learning more about the shooting last month at the STEM School Highlands Ranch, it...

Statement of LGBTQ Action RI and GLAD on House vote to send Parentage Act to study commission
October 31, 2019

Statement of LGBTQ Action RI and GLAD on House vote to send Parentage Act to study commission

We are very disappointed in the House vote to send the Rhode Island Parentage Act (RIPA) to...

Moira Hinderer: Pass S0789/H5707 and protect Rhode Island families
October 31, 2019

Moira Hinderer: Pass S0789/H5707 and protect Rhode Island families

I gave birth to my daughter June under tough circumstances. She was born at 29 weeks, weighing...

Community members bring complaints about the Providence Police to a PERA Board without a quorum
January 19, 2020

Community members bring complaints about the Providence Police to a PERA Board without a quorum

The Providence Police Department has violated the Community Safety Act on several counts, say community members, adding...

FANG visits the Wyatt Detention Facility’s “Special Master” at Locke Lord LLC
October 31, 2019

FANG visits the Wyatt Detention Facility’s “Special Master” at Locke Lord LLC

Members and allies of the FANG Collective entered the law offices of Locke Lord LLP in Providence...

Parents and advocates urge House Speaker to pass H5707 to modernize outdated parentage laws
October 31, 2019

Parents and advocates urge House Speaker to pass H5707 to modernize outdated parentage laws

Rhode Island urgently needs to update our parentage laws which haven’t changed since the 1970’s. The Senate...

Locking arms for peace and against gun violence
January 19, 2020

Locking arms for peace and against gun violence

“The violence has to stop because, if that’s our future, we’ve lost,” said a father at the...

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