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Was the Warwick City Council right to bar a resident from...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Aug. 28 filed a federal lawsuit against the Warwick City Council after a resident was barred from speaking...

ACLU of Rhode Island sues Warwick City Council for censoring resident

PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the Warwick City Council after a...

Five Questions With: Steven Brown

Steven Brown is the executive director of American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. Recently, the ACLU released a report that found that...
ROUGH ROAD: State Rep. David Morales has introduced one of the bills that would prohibit car insurers from using criteria such as ZIP codes, income, education levels and occupations to set premiums for policyholders. The measure has faced stiff opposition from the insurance industry. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Measures on car premiums struggle to gain traction

When state Rep. David Morales submitted legislation in February that would prohibit auto insurance companies from using any information other than driving records when...

ACLU of Rhode Island challenges state’s interpretation of ‘Mario’s Law’

PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Friday filed a petition in R.I. Superior Court challenging the state's position...

What’s R.I.’s solution to prevent data breaches?

The state hasn’t been immune to major data breaches – the latest example being an R.I. Department of Health mishap that exposed the protected...

Did a recent court ruling disbanding a Statehouse encampment shortchange Rhode...

A Superior Court judge on Dec. 16 upheld Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s order to evict homeless individuals camped outside the Statehouse in protest to...
ADVOCATES FOR the unhoused say Rhode Island's "Homeless Bill of Rights" should have protected those camped out on the Statehouse lawn last month when Gov. Daniel J. McKee ordered them removed from the grounds. A Superior Court judge sided with McKee. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

Does ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ need an update?

Rhode Island’s adoption of a “Homeless Bill of Rights” may have won state leaders praise when it was passed in 2012, but the weakness...

ALCU settles lawsuit challenging Pawtucket’s political sign ordinance

PAWTUCKET - The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. announced Tuesday a settlement of a lawsuit challenging a city ordinance that bans...

ACLU, student advocate group pen letter opposing body cameras on school...

PROVIDENCE – A coalition of nine groups focused on students and civil rights, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc., have released...
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