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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NEWS: Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt
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NEWS: UHIP Lawsuit #3 Settled
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NEWS: ACLU Calls for Privacy Protections for School “Virtual Learning” to Prevent Snooping
A review of school district policies shows that ‘remote’ instruction may be a lot more intimate than you think.
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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: ACLU Takes Legal Action on Behalf of African-American Recruit Drummed Out of PVD Police Academy
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NEWS: ACLU Sues DMV Over Vanity Plate Censorship
According to the DMV, you can be “FATTY” but not “CHUBBY” & “TIPSY” but not “DRUNK.”
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INFO: Advocacy 101 Toolkit
In case you have some downtime and want to learn more about what (usually) happens at the RI State House. (House & Senate sessions and committee hearings scheduled for March 30 - April 3, 2020 have been postponed.)
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NEWS: ACLU Takes Legal Action over Unlawful Arrest of 13-Year-Old Honors Student
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NEWS: Class Action Suit Charges RI Dept of Corrections with “Inhumane” Rights Violations
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.