Tag: ACLU of Rhode Island
ACLU: Statehouse rotunda will be open to protesters during McKee address
PROVIDENCE – The Statehouse rotunda and first floor will be open to protestors during Gov. Daniel J. McKee's State of the State address on...
Providence school district reaches compliance in special education lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – A federal lawsuit against the city's school district for failing to provide special education services to preschool children has officially closed following...
ACLU files lawsuit against McKee for denying protesters access to Statehouse...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Daniel J. McKee and several members of...
Lawsuit seeks to reverse Trump admin. changes to federal housing grant criteria
PROVIDENCE – A lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island seeks to end new restrictions placed on the $75 million federal...
Newport City Council approves ‘Flock’ cameras
NEWPORT – Law enforcement officials will soon have a new surveillance tool they say will reduce crime in the City by the Sea.
At the...
Warwick councilwoman pleads no contest to charge of filing false document
WARWICK – City Councilwoman Donna Travis received a one-year suspended sentence and one year of probation after pleading no contest Tuesday in Kent County...
ACLU of Rhode Island files civil suit over Pawtucket fire station search
PAWTUCKET – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Pawtucket officials and a city police...
McKee’s eviction order of Statehouse encampment upheld
PROVIDENCE – A R.I. Superior Court judge on Friday ruled in favor of Gov. Daniel J. McKee's order to evict homeless individuals camped outside...
Brown pays $1.2M in Title IX settlement
PROVIDENCE – Brown University on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million in legal fees as part of a June 2020 settlement between the...
ACLU settles medical marijuana discrimination case
PROVIDENCE - The ACLU of Rhode Island on Thursday said it has settled a lawsuit filed in 2014 against Darlington Fabrics Corp. over its...



















