January 24, 2018

ACLU and RIDLC ask US Attorney to investigate police policies governing communication with the deaf

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU) and the Rhode Island Disability Law Center (RIDLC)...

October 31, 2019

Video from the 2018 Women’s March RI

Here’s are the video off all the amazing, and inspiring speakers at the 2018 Women’s March in...

October 31, 2019

Photos from the 2018 Women’s March RI

Here’s are the photos I took at the 2018 Women’s March in Providence on Saturday at the...

January 19, 2020

Providence rescinds new gang database policy amid community concerns

The day after receiving a letter that charged the Providence Police Department with violating the newly enacted...

January 19, 2020

New Providence Police gang database policy violates Community Safety Act, maintains PrYSM

The newly created Intelligence Assessment Database “blatantly and unequivocally” violates the Community Safety Act (CSA) maintains attorney...

January 3, 2018

Update on ACLU lawsuit against state over “Harrington Hall” law: Shelter will not turn people away

Below is a summary – prepared by ACLU of Rhode Island volunteer attorney Lynette Labinger – of...

January 3, 2018

ACLU files new UHIP-related lawsuit over Medicaid termination notices

The ACLU of Rhode Island today filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that participants in a Medicaid program...

October 31, 2019

ACLU says new East Greenwich social media policy violates town employees’ First Amendment rights

The ACLU of Rhode Island has called upon the East Greenwich Town Council to revisit an “Employee...

December 22, 2017

In split decision, appeals court denies journalist access to court documents in major drug trial

In a ruling that the ACLU of Rhode Island called a blow to an open judicial process,...

March 2, 2020

TGI Network refutes Catholic Bishops’ claim that transgender people don’t exist

An open letter from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), cosigned by many other conservative...

January 19, 2020

ACLU: Despite state law, Internet censorship in RI public schools continues

“Political,” “hobbies,” “dictionary” and “news” are just four of the ‘filtered’ categories blocked by Rhode Island school...

October 31, 2019

Community groups say CSA implementation is being delayed, PVD Mayor and City Council say it’s on track

Both Mayor Jorge Elorza and the office of the Providence City Council deny that the implementation of...

October 31, 2019

Food stamp approval rate “alarming” says ACLU

November 2017 timeliness rates issued by the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) show that almost...

October 31, 2019

AG Kilmartin anticipates Rhode Island joining multi-state Net Neutrality lawsuit

Noting that “No lawsuit or petition has yet to be filed” against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

October 31, 2019

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2017

About 20 people gathered together on Sunday to mark the passage of the International Day to End...