COVID-19 & CIVIL LIBERTIES
Even in a public health emergency, the government must make every effort to protect our rights. Click here for more info on the ACLU of RI's work to protect civil liberties in response to COVID-19.
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KNOW YOUR (VOTING) RIGHTS
Click here for info on your voting rights in 2020 RI Elections.
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NEWS: Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Black Recruit Drummed Out of the PVD Police Academy
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Victory for voting rights! SCOTUS refuses to reinstate mail ballot witness requirement in 6-3 vote.
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COVID-19 & Civil Liberties in the Ocean State
Here's what the ACLU of RI is doing to protect the rights of all in Rhode Island.
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NEWS: Court Challenge Filed to Brown University’s Abandonment of Gender Equity in Athletics Program
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NEWS: ACLU Sues Pawtucket School Officials Over Unlawful Arrest of 13-Year-Old Honors Student
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NEWS: ACLU Blasts Discriminatory Enforcement of Providence’s Emergency Curfew
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NEWS: Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Wind Down with More than Two Dozen Released
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NEWS: ACLU Sues Narragansett Over Unlawful Assault and Arrest of Special Education Student
NOT a shining moment for "School Resource Officers."
OTHER ISSUES
Despite the global pandemic, we continue to work (remotely) on a wide range of civil liberties issues including open government, criminal justice reform, immigrants' rights, and students' rights. See all the issues here.