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In Light of Trump Threats, ACLU Calls on Rhode Island Municipalities to Enact Model Immigrant Protection Ordinance

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: What to Do if You're Stopped by Police, Immigration or the FBI

ACLU of RI Lawsuit Halts Violation of Attorney-Client Privilege at State Prison

Firewall for Freedom: Protecting Rhode Island

Cranston Anti-Homelessness Proposed Ordinance

LETTER: Cranston Mayor Proposes Another Anti-Homelessness Ordinance

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Trans Rights

Class-Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Medicaid-Eligible Youth

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

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

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Recreational Marijuana in RI

ACLU And RWU Law School Clinic Seek Emergency Relief Over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate Muslim Prisoners’ Religious Freedom

A lawsuit filed today by attorneys for the RWU Prisoners’ Rights Clinic and the ACLU of RI challenges the R.I. Department of Corrections’ restrictive policies governing the religious freedom of Muslims...

ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books

the ACLU of RI sent a letter to Glocester school district Superintendent Renee Palazzo, urging her to rescind directives she issued to the Fogarty Memorial School’s librarians to allow students to check out...

ACLU Slams Brown University’s Ongoing Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Student Group; Calls for Immediate Reinstatement

In a letter sent today to Brown University President Christina Paxson and other members of the University administration, the ACLU of Rhode Island and its student chapter condemned the school’s three-month-...