ACLU to RI Supreme Court: Mario’s Law should apply to Mario
February 26, 2023

ACLU to RI Supreme Court: Mario’s Law should apply to Mario

“Despite the clear language of the statute, the Department of Corrections, the Attorney General and, by acquiescence,...

State House plaza homeless encampment cleared by Governor McKee
January 26, 2023

State House plaza homeless encampment cleared by Governor McKee

The State House homeless encampment was cleared by Governor McKee less than a day after a Superior...

State House eviction hearing delayed as Judge reviews “mountain of paperwork”
December 15, 2022

State House eviction hearing delayed as Judge reviews “mountain of paperwork”

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge David Cruise spoke for all of two minutes in court on Wednesday...

ACLU & Center For Justice file complaint to prevent State House encampment eviction
December 13, 2022

ACLU & Center For Justice file complaint to prevent State House encampment eviction

A hearing on the injunction request is scheduled to be heard tomorrow at 10am before Rhode Island...

“We are outraged, and we are horrified,” says RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom in response to Roe reversal
June 25, 2022

“We are outraged, and we are horrified,” says RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom in response to Roe reversal

“It’s every bit as bad as you think it is and more,” said Lynette Labinger, ACLU of...

Officer “John Doe” needs to reveal identity to sue the state say advocacy groups
June 1, 2022

Officer “John Doe” needs to reveal identity to sue the state say advocacy groups

Representing the Black Lives Matter RI PAC (BLM RI PAC), the community advocacy group Direct Action for...

Judge orders release of unlawfully incarcerated juvenile offenders
March 31, 2022

Judge orders release of unlawfully incarcerated juvenile offenders

In ruling from the bench, Judge Nugent noted that for each day they remained unlawfully incarcerated, the...

ACLU charges state with undermining law designed to reduce the incarceration of juvenile offenders
March 24, 2022

ACLU charges state with undermining law designed to reduce the incarceration of juvenile offenders

The State’s literal argument, taken to its logical conclusion, would be that the Youthful Offender Act is...

ACLU sues RI Dept of Corrections over continued incarceration of inmates granted parole
August 3, 2021

ACLU sues RI Dept of Corrections over continued incarceration of inmates granted parole

“The DOC’s decision to upend decades of consistent interpretation of the State’s parole laws where there has...

You must own property to vote in this Rhode Island fire district’s elections
June 9, 2021

You must own property to vote in this Rhode Island fire district’s elections

“Until every one of our local governments are elected by the people they serve, our work is...

After four years, Cranston panhandling ordinance struck down
April 20, 2021

After four years, Cranston panhandling ordinance struck down

“I supported the majority on the City Council in 2017 consistent with my strong views that our...

Brown University accused of violating Title IX by cutting women’s athletics
June 29, 2020

Brown University accused of violating Title IX by cutting women’s athletics

More than twenty years after a precedent-setting court victory finding that Brown University violated federal Title IX...

ACLU sues over frozen unemployment insurance payments
May 27, 2020

ACLU sues over frozen unemployment insurance payments

“So many families depend on unemployment in these hard times. It is outrageous that DLT is stopping...

Speak Up, Speak Out: Women share their abortion experiences
October 31, 2019

Speak Up, Speak Out: Women share their abortion experiences

Women from Rhode Island and across the Atlantic gathered at the First Unitarian Church of Providence on...

Senate Judiciary takes up Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

Senate Judiciary takes up Reproductive Health Care Act

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee took up the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) (S2163/H7340) on Thursday, a...

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