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.
Favorably settled federal lawsuit challenging the “private” display of a nativity scene each December on the front lawn of a public elementary school.
Favorably settled federal lawsuit challenging Registry of Motor Vehicles’ summary revocation of plaintiff’s commercial driver’s license after he advised the agency he had diabetes.
“Friend of the court” brief challenging a court ruling that an employee whose medical condition was controlled by medication could not be considered “disabled” under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Successful class-action lawsuit challenging the adequacy of notices sent out by the state to certain welfare recipients subject to a newly-imposed monthly reduction in benefits.