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Mar 20, 2023

ACLU of RI Report Details “Alarming” Rates of School Suspensions of K-5 Students and “Extraordinarily High” Suspension Rates of Students Based on Race and Disability

Students’ Rights

The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the significant number of out-of-school suspensions meted out each year to Rhode Island public school elementary school students, students of color...

The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the significant number of out-of-school suspensions meted out each year to Rhode Island public school elementary school students, students of color...

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Mar 16, 2023

Federal Judge Rules Unconstitutional State’s Residency Restriction For Sex Offenders

Due Process

A federal court ruled unconstitutional a state law that makes it a crime for certain sex offenders to reside within 1,000 feet of a school, finding that the statute would require individuals subject to it...

A federal court ruled unconstitutional a state law that makes it a crime for certain sex offenders to reside within 1,000 feet of a school, finding that the statute would require individuals subject to it...

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Feb 24, 2023

ACLU Challenges State's "Absurd" Position that "Mario's Law," Allowing for Early Release of Juvenile Offenders, Doesn't Apply to Mario

Criminal Justice

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have today filed a petition in R.I. Superior Court to challenge the state’s “absurd” position that an important criminal justice reform enacted by the General...

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have today filed a petition in R.I. Superior Court to challenge the state’s “absurd” position that an important criminal justice reform enacted by the General...

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Feb 16, 2023

ACLU Files Complaint Against Bristol-Warren Schools for Egregious Violation of Six-Year-Old Child's Special Education Rights

Students’ Rights

The ACLU of RI today filed a complaint against the Bristol-Warren School District on behalf of a six-year-old child who, the complaint alleges, for months has not been given the free and appropriate...

The ACLU of RI today filed a complaint against the Bristol-Warren School District on behalf of a six-year-old child who, the complaint alleges, for months has not been given the free and appropriate...

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Feb 14, 2023

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

Privacy

Attorneys for the ACLU of RI have filed an amended complaint in their pending class-action lawsuit against RIPTA and UnitedHealthcare New England over an August 2021 data breach that compromised the...

Attorneys for the ACLU of RI have filed an amended complaint in their pending class-action lawsuit against RIPTA and UnitedHealthcare New England over an August 2021 data breach that compromised the...

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Feb 8, 2023

ACLU and RI Legal Services File Civil Rights Complaint Against Providence School District Over Special Education Records

Disability Rights

The ACLU of RI and RI Legal Services have filed a formal complaint with the US Department of Education against the Providence School District for failing to provide parents of special education students...

The ACLU of RI and RI Legal Services have filed a formal complaint with the US Department of Education against the Providence School District for failing to provide parents of special education students...

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