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.
Favorably settled federal court suit challenging prison strip-searching of female visitors on the basis of unsubstantiated tips.
Favorable “open records law” decision issued in this case required the Providence Police Department to release various records relating to civilian complaints of police abuse.
The Providence police department issued a formal written apology and paid damages to settle this suit on behalf of a protester who had been arrested while peacefully leafleting outside a building where...
Successful challenge in Municipal Court to ordinance allowing for tripling of unpaid parking fines prior to a hearing at which the fines could be contested.