Tag: American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island
Court rules “offensive” license plate ban likely violates First Amendment
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has ruled that a state law allowing the R.I. Department of Motor Vehicles to reject vanity plates “offensive to...
Court gives preliminary approval to Brown settlement agreement in women’s sports...
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has given preliminary approval to an agreement between Brown University and attorneys for student-athletes who challenged the Ivy League...
Brown, attorneys reach settlement in women’s sports fight
Brown University and attorneys for student-athletes who challenged the Ivy League school's decision to reduce several women’s varsity sports teams to club status announced...
Is South Kingstown doing the right thing by instituting fines to...
South Kingstown on Aug. 26 announced fines on University of Rhode Island students who attend off-campus parties and on those who host them. The...
RIACLU: Emails show Brown officials had desire to ‘kill’ 1998 Title...
PROVIDENCE – More than 100 pages of Brown University internal emails were publicly released Thursday as part of ongoing litigation related to a settlement...
South Kingstown to impose fines to curtail off-campus partying
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In an effort to curtail any possible COVID-19 outbreaks among college students as they return to the University of Rhode Island...
Former Providence police recruit sues department, claiming race discrimination
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on Aug. 18 filed a federal lawsuit charging the Providence Police Department with race...
Federal judge suspends R.I. mail-in-ballot witness requirement for 2020 elections
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge ruled on Tuesday night to suspend witness and notary requirements for mail-in ballot voting during the coronavirus pandemic for...
ACLU sues state over mail-in-ballot witness/notary requirements
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is suing the state, challenging the witnesses or notary requirement for vote-by-mail ballots in...
URI students unhappy with Narragansett proposal to reduce number of unrelated...
NARRAGANSETT – A proposed amendment to the town’s current ordinance limiting the number of unrelated individuals living in a single dwelling is reigniting a...
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