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Nov 12, 2024

Advocates Sue the State of Rhode Island Over Failure to Provide Mental Health Care for Medicaid-Eligible Children

Following years of glaring failures in Rhode Island’s behavioral health system for children and youth, three organizations today filed a class action lawsuit against the State for denying Medicaid-eligible...

Nov 6, 2024

Rhode Island Voters Reject Question 1

Since the last time a Rhode Island Constitutional Convention was held in 1986, Rhode Island voters have rejected this measure four times in a row – in 1994, 2004, 2014, and now 2024. The last two times it...

Oct 31, 2024

We Know What a Constitutional Convention Is Like – It’s Why We Oppose Question 1

We Know What a Constitutional Convention Is Like – It’s Why We Oppose Question 1

Since 1986, the writers of this...

We Know What a Constitutional Convention Is Like – It’s Why We Oppose Question 1

Since 1986, the writers of this...

Delegates from the 1986 Constitutional Convention urge voters to Reject Question 1

Oct 23, 2024

ACLU of RI Sues Department of Corrections Over Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege

A lawsuit filed today by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys alleges that the R.I. Department of Corrections (RIDOC) is interfering with the rights of ACI prisoners and their attorneys to share...

Oct 17, 2024

ACLU of RI Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Woonsocket Man Unlawfully Arrested Twice, Incarcerated for 31 Days

In a disturbing case of serious police misconduct, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have filed a lawsuit today on behalf of a Woonsocket resident, Mack Blackie, who was twice unlawfully and...

Mack Blackie Unlawfully Arrested Twice, Incarcerated for 31 Days

Sep 27, 2024

24 Facts About the 1986 Constitutional Convention that Question 1 Supporters Don’t Want You to Think About

On November 5, Question 1 on the ballot will ask voters if they wish to approve the calling of a state constitutional convention. The ACLU of Rhode Island strongly opposes this ballot question.