Tag: ACLU of Rhode Island
Towns, cities divided on concerns about Flock cameras
Tensions are high, and opinions are split among Rhode Island residents and municipal leaders regarding the use of Flock Group Inc. cameras designed to...
ACLU calls on municipalities to beef up public meeting policies
PROVIDENCE – The state’s Open Meetings Act says that deliberations by local elected officials “be performed in an open and public manner.”
However, according to...
R.I. Supreme Court rules state officials not immune in Civil Rights...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state and its officials cannot claim immunity from lawsuits filed under the Rhode Island...
Judge blocks Trump administration from accessing unredacted R.I. voter data
PROVIDENCE – U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy on Friday dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit aimed at acquiring personal data of...
Cannabis panel appeals ruling halting license rollout after closed door meeting
The two-person R.I. Cannabis Control Commission and staff met behind closed doors for around an hour Tuesday morning to discuss last week’s federal court...
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...
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