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Nov 7, 2022

Students' Rights Groups Call on Rhode Island Schools to Reject Body Cameras for School Resource Officers

Citing privacy issues and an interest in ensuring that school disciplinary issues are addressed internally and without the interference of law enforcement, nine organizations in Rhode Island sent a letter...

Oct 31, 2022

Coventry Officials Grant Zoning Permit to Wiccan Church Represented by ACLU

In a victory for religious freedom, the Town of Coventry has granted a zoning permit to the Horn and Cauldron, Church of the Earth, a small Wiccan church represented by the ACLU and the ACLU of Rhode Island...

Oct 26, 2022

ACLU Sues Over RIPTA Breach of Personal Data of More Than 20,000 State Employees Last Year

Cooperating attorneys for the ACLU have filed a class-action lawsuit against RIPTA and UHC over an August 2021 data breach at RIPTA that compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal and health...

Jul 27, 2022

ACLU of RI Response to City's News Conference on the Implementation of Flock Safety Cameras in Providence

The ACLU of Rhode Island issued the following statement in response to this morning’s news conference by the Providence Mayor and Police Department announcing their intention to turn on 25 Flock Safety...

Jul 27, 2022

ACLU Sues Pawtucket over Political Sign Restrictions; Hearing on Restraining Order Set for Thursday 7/28/22

Seeking to vindicate the free speech rights of political candidates and their supporters, the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Pawtucket ordinance that bans the posting of political signs on...

Jul 14, 2022

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Over School Arrest of 13-Year-Old Black Honors Student

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of a 13-year-old Black honors student who was handcuffed and arrested by a Pawtucket school resource officer who wanted to "make an example...