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.
Successful appeal on behalf of a candidate for office whose name was stricken from the ballot because one of her nomination papers allegedly contained signatures not witnessed by her.
“Friend of the court” brief filed on appeal in this redistricting lawsuit, arguing that the lower court used an improper legal standard in dismissing claims that black voting power on the South Side of...
“Friend of the court” brief filed in response to court’s refusal to publicly release various briefs submitted in the “Operation Plunder Dome” corruption case, asking appeals court to overturn the district...
Federal lawsuit challenging a school committee policy barring members of the public from making “charges” or “complaints” against school employees during the public comment portion of committee meetings....