At any given time, the ACLU of RI is involved in dozens of legal battles on behalf of civil liberties in the Ocean State. Below is a list of many the cases we have worked on. For our annual case dockets, click here.
The ACLU of RI and RWU Prisoners’ Rights Clinic filed challenges the R.I. Department of Corrections’ (RIDOC) restrictive policies governing the religious freedom of Muslims incarcerated at the ACI,...
This class-action lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of RI, Children's Rights, and Disability Rights Rhode Island on behalf of Medicaid-eligible youth.
This lawsuit filed 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...
ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of Mack Blackie, a man who was unlawfully arrested and detained twice, charged, incarcerated for approximately 31 days, and prosecuted for crimes...
