J."E."L. v. Charest
This class-action lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of RI, Children's Rights, and Disability Rights Rhode Island on behalf of Medicaid-eligible youth.
At any given time, the ACLU of RI is involved in dozens of legal battles on behalf of civil liberties in the Ocean State. Below is a list of many the cases we have worked on. For our annual case dockets, click here.
This class-action lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of RI, Children's Rights, and Disability Rights Rhode Island on behalf of Medicaid-eligible youth.
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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...