American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island

Appeal of state’s $15B Medicaid contract highlights secrecy of process

Economic Activity 08/27/2024

It’s hard to make a case without all the facts. Which is why the two health insurance companies denied a piece of the state’s $15.5 billion, five-year...

Do you agree with Cranston’s clampdown on homeless encampments?

Government 08/23/2024

Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins has signed an executive order allowing police to remove homeless encampments. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on Aug....

Is holding an R.I. constitutional convention a danger?

Government 08/02/2024

As Rhode Island undertakes its once-a-decade tradition of deliberating whether the state should hold a constitutional convention, a unified opposition and scattered proponents have...

THE AMERICAN Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island’s class action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare of New England Inc. can move forward, a Superior Court judge has ruled.

Judge denies request to dismiss data breach lawsuit against RIPTA, UnitedHealthcare

Law 11/30/2023

PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc.'s class action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare of...

R.I. election panel opts not to delve back into Matos signature...

Elections 09/13/2023

That was fast. After monthslong discussion of signature fraud on Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos’ congressional campaign nomination papers, a state elections panel put the controversy...

E.P. house-cleaning company settles pregnancy discrimination lawsuit

Government 06/29/2023

PROVIDENCE – Merry Maids has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle claims it violated the state’s Civil Rights Act after the company fired a...

A NEW REPORT from the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island notes that while most public governing bodies livestream and allow remote public participation, some do not.

ACLU report: Not all R.I. public bodies livestream, archive meetings

Coronavirus 05/31/2023

PROVIDENCE – A new report released Wednesday by Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Inc. found that while most city and town councils and...

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES Union of Rhode Island announced that former Narragansett High School student Michael Blanchette was awarded a $75,000 settlement from the school district over a lawsuit alleging an unlawful arrest by a student resource officer.

ACLU: Former Narragansett High School student receives $75K settlement over ‘unlawful’...

Law 04/03/2023

PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. announced Monday that a three-year legal battle in federal court over an alleged...

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES Union of Rhode Island on Monday unveiled a new report highlighting that suspension rates among K-5 students are at an "alarming" rate.

ACLU of R.I. report outlines ‘alarming’ suspension rates among K-5 students

Education 03/20/2023

PROVIDENCE – A new report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. outlines a significant amount of school suspensions...