RI Supreme Court Strikes Down Archaic Law Which Declared Inmates Serving Life Sentences “Civilly Dead”
Today’s decision from the Court affirms the basic principle of our judicial system that the doors to justice shall remain open to all.
Today’s decision from the Court affirms the basic principle of our judicial system that the doors to justice shall remain open to all.
Interceding in a case raising significant issues involving government transparency in environmental disputes, several organizations filed a “friend of the court” brief in the RI Supreme Court in a long-standing controversy involving the proposed expansion of Champlin’s Marina on Block Island.
ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys filed two petitions in R.I. Superior Court today, claiming that the R.I. Department of Corrections (DOC) is unlawfully keeping in prison individuals who were convicted of crimes committed when they were juveniles or very young adults.
A coalition of open government organizations has called on Governor McKee to reinstate an executive order allowing remote meetings of public bodies while requiring livestreaming and remote public participation.