At any given time, the ACLU of RI is involved in dozens of cases. Below is just a sample of some of the cases the ACLU of RI is currently involved in, and the issues at hand include medical marijuana, free speech, immigration, due process, open government, and students' rights.
You can find our 2019 legal docket here.
These are a few of the cases in which the Rhode Island ACLU is currently involved:
- Acosta v. Restrepo (2020) Category: Active Case COVID-19 Voting Rights
- Johnson v. Pawtucket (2020) Category: Active Case Civil Rights Criminal Justice Discrimination Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Police Practices Students' Rights Youth Rights
- Blanchette v. Narragansett (2020) Category: Active Case Criminal Justice Free Speech Police Practices Students' Rights Youth Rights
- Hanson et. al. v. RIDLT (2020) Category: Active Case Discrimination Rights of the Poor Due Process Right to Petition & Protest Workplace Rights
- Yanes et. al. v. ICE (2020) Category: Active Case COVID-19 Due Process Immigration
- Medeiros et. al. v. ICE (2020) Category: Active Case COVID-19 Discrimination Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Immigration
- Clark v. Providence Police Department (2020) Category: Active Case Discrimination Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Due Process Free Speech
- Carroll v. Craddock (2020) Category: Active Case Free Speech Right to Petition & Protest
- McKinney v. RIDOC (2020) Category: Active Case Criminal Justice Due Process Fair Administration of Justice
- Correa v. Hawkins (2019) Category: Active Case Discrimination Rights of the Poor Due Process
- Robbio v. Raimondo (2019) Category: Active Case Discrimination Workplace Rights
- Providence v. Barr (2019) Category: Active Case Discrimination Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Immigration Police Practices
- Barrington School Committee v. Student (2019) Category: Active Case Due Process Free Speech Right to Petition & Protest Students' Rights Youth Rights
- Liberty v. Coyne-Fague (2019) Category: Active Case Civil Rights Criminal Justice Discrimination Rights of the Disabled Fair Administration of Justice
- Benson v. Raimondo (2019) Category: Abortion Active Case Privacy Women's Rights
- RILS v. Providence School District (2019) Category: Active Case Civil Rights Discrimination Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Open Government Students' Rights
- Lombardi and Davis v. Raimondo (2019) Category: Active Case Civil Rights Criminal Justice Due Process Free Speech Rights of Ex-Offenders
- U.S. Department of Justice v. Jonas (2019) Category: Active Case Privacy The "War on Drugs"
- Aguasvivas v. Pompeo (2019) Category: Active Case Criminal Justice Fair Administration of Justice Immigration
- Association of RI Authors v. Savage (2019) Category: Active Case Free Speech
- Cox v. Goncalves (2018) Category: Active Case Open Government Police Practices
- Richer v. N. Smithfield Police Department (2018) Category: Active Case Due Process Police Practices Right to Petition & Protest
- Morgan v. Kilmartin (2018) Category: Active Case Open Government
- SouthCoast Fair Housing v. Saunders (2018) Category: Active Case Due Process Free Speech Right to Petition & Protest
- Borrelli v. Premier Entertainment II, LLC. (2018) Category: Active Case Civil Rights Discrimination Gender Discrimination Women's Rights Workplace Rights
- Calderon v. Nielsen (2018) Category: Active Case Discrimination Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Due Process Fair Administration of Justice Immigration
- Lacoste v. RI State Police (2017) Category: Active Case Due Process Fair Administration of Justice Open Government Police Practices
- Brady v. Tamburini (2017) Category: Active Case Free Speech Police Practices Workplace Rights
- Lyssikatos v. King (2017) Category: Active Case Open Government Police Practices
- RIHAP v. Cranston (2017) Category: Active Case Discrimination Rights of the Poor Free Speech
- In re: 38 Studios Grand Jury (2017) Category: Active Case Open Government
- Gemmell v. RI DHS (2016) Category: Active Case Discrimination Rights of the Poor Due Process
- English Learner Students v. Providence School District (2016) Category: Active Case Civil Rights Discrimination Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Rights of the Poor Students' Rights
- Federal Hill Capital v. City of Providence (2016) Category: Active Case Discrimination Due Process Students' Rights
- Perreault v. Harmony Fire District / Ferragamo v. Harmony Fire District (2016) Category: Active Case Discrimination Gender Discrimination Women's Rights Workplace Rights
- Caniglia v. City of Cranston (2015) Category: Active Case Due Process
- Freitas, et. al. v Kilmartin (2015) Category: Active Case Due Process Rights of Ex-Offenders
- Richer v. Parmelee (2015) Category: Active Case Due Process
- Kurland v. City of Providence (2014) Category: Active Case Free Speech Right to Petition & Protest
- Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Corporation (2014) Category: Active Case Discrimination Medical Marijuana The "War on Drugs" Workplace Rights
- Cohen v. Brown University (1996) Category: Active Case Civil Rights Discrimination Gender Discrimination Students' Rights Women's Rights