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Feb 15, 2024

ACLU Defends Westerly Resident Sued by Fire District for Defending Public Access to the Shore

In its third skirmish with the Weekapaug Fire District in less than six months, the ACLU of Rhode Island has come to the defense of Westerly resident Caroline Contrata, who has been sued for monetary...

Feb 6, 2024

Interim Agreement Filed in Lawsuit Challenging Landlord’s Retaliatory Conduct Against Tenants Seeking to Organize

Attorneys for the R.I. Center for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union of RI today announced an interim settlement in a lawsuit filed last month challenging the threatened evictions of tenants for...

Rivera v. Elmwood Realty - Interim Settlement Reached

Jan 24, 2024

ACLU and RWU Law School Clinic Sue over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate Native American Prisoner’s Religious Freedom

Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island filed a federal lawsuit against DOC officials for refusing to accommodate the religious practices of a Native American prisoner...

ACLU Sues Over ACI’s Failure to Accommodate Native American Prisoner’s Religious Freedom

Jan 18, 2024

ACLU of RI Releases Report on Public Comment Policies of City and Town Councils, School Committees

The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the written public comment policies of every city and town council and school committee across the state.

Jan 3, 2024

Nine Community Organizations Call for Police Reform to be a Priority in 2024 General Assembly Session

Nine Rhode Island organizations have sent a letter to the Rhode Island House and Senate leadership and legislators on the first day of the 2024 legislative session, urging them to prioritize this year the...

Letter to 2024 General Assembly Urging Police Reform Prioritization

Dec 29, 2023

Lawsuit Challenges Landlord’s Retaliatory Conduct Against Tenants Seeking to Organize

The R.I. Center for Justice and cooperating counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of RI today filed a lawsuit on behalf of four low-income tenants in Pawtucket and West Warwick who have been...