A lot of the work we do doesn't result in a lawsuit or other formal measure.
For example, we receive a complaint from a concerned parent of a public school student, and we are able to resolve the issue with a formal letter to the school district. Another example, the RI Board of Elections proposes a new rule or regulation that may violate the U.S. Constitution, then reconsiders upon hearing our testimony on their proposal. Our "behind the scenes" work may not make it on the evening news or into your twitter feed, but these efforts are absolutely critical to protecting the rights of all in the Ocean State.
This is a letter to RIDOC over plans for a multi-day lockdown of ACI prisoners so that correctional officers can partake in “National Correctional Officers’ Week” events.
September 10, 2021
The ACLU of RI has sent a letter to RIDE calling on the Department to revise the school district’s “Social Media for Employees” policy that the letter argues infringes on teachers’ free speech rights.
September 8, 2021
Letters sent to Cranston, Pawtucket and Woonsocket expressing our alarm over the implementation and use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera systems by law enforcement throughout each of the three municipalities.
September 7, 2021
This is a letter from the ACLU of RI to the Narragansett Town Council expressing strong opposition to a proposed zoning amendment which would bar more than three unrelated college students from living together.
August 17, 2021 This is a letter to Providence officials urging them to review and address the “initial actions and constitutionally suspect procedural shortcuts” that it took in an attempt to oust the people living in a homeless encampment on Wilson Street.
June 17, 2021 By including the entire ACI population as part of one of the city wards, that ward and its residents get to enjoy an enormous, outsized clout over residents in every other ward. While it may be legally permitted, it is not fair or equitable.
March 22, 2021