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ACLU Statement on RI Supreme Court Ruling in Reproductive Privacy Act Lawsuit

Today’s decision from the Rhode Island Supreme Court upholding the General Assembly’s authority to enact the Reproductive Privacy Act could not be more timely.

May 4, 2022

ACLU, Cranston Settle Major “Search and Seizure” Case that Went to the U.S. Supreme Court

A seven-year legal battle over privacy rights in the home, fought by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys in a case that went all to the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, ended today with the filing of a settlement in the case of Cranston resident Edward Caniglia.

April 4, 2022

Judge Orders Release of Unlawfully Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders

R.I. Superior Court Judge Stephen Nugent today ordered the release on parole of three individuals who were convicted of crimes committed when they were teenagers and who were recently granted parole, but who nonetheless continued to be held at the ACI.

March 31, 2022

ACLU Sues Providence for Refusing to Release Documents Over Decision to Bar a Rap Artist from Performing

There is significant public interest in the requested records. The City’s decision to prevent 22Gz from performing at Lit Lounge constitutes a prior restraint on speech, which may have been unconstitutional.

March 29, 2022

ACLU Charges State with Undermining Law Designed to Reduce the Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders

The State’s argument, taken to its logical conclusion, would be that the Youthful Offender Act is not applicable—at all—to any person sentenced on multiple offenses, even those running concurrently, since that person has not been convicted of “an” offense.

March 24, 2022

ACLU Calls on Providence City Council to Reject Intrusive Surveillance Technology

The Providence Police Department is actively pursuing the installation of ALPR camera systems throughout the city.

March 23, 2022