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.
This is a federal lawsuit against the Town of Bristol over the police department’s refusal to return to its owners a firearm that the agency seized more than a year ago. The suit is on behalf of two parents...
This is a series of legal actions over police departments' refusal to release reports of alleged police officer misconduct generated by their Internal Affairs Divisions (IAD).
A lawsuit, Lyssikatos v...
This is a successful federal lawsuit against the City of Cranston over an anti-panhandling ordinance enacted by the City Council in 2017. The suit was filed on behalf of Francis White, Jr., who is disabled...
This is a lawsuit against the Town of Smithfield over an ordinance that imposes significant burdens on medical marijuana patients’ access to treatment. The lawsuit, filed in R.I. Superior Court, is on...