Tag: American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island
Brown accused of violating Title IX agreement regarding sports programs
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is being brought back to court for allegedly violating a Title IX agreement requiring gender equality in the university’s athletic...
ACLU of RI files suit against Pawtucket school officials for unlawful...
PAWTUCKET – Two American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys filed suit in federal court on June 2 over a school resource...
Providence’s curfew won’t be rescinded despite R.I. ACLU’s call to do...
PROVIDENCE – The city’s 9 p.m. curfew will remain in place despite the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island calling for Mayor Jorge...
DLT to increase reach-out efforts due to lawsuit over frozen benefits
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training is taking interim action to notify and review unemployment insurance benefit payments that have been...
Crush COVID app raises caution flags for some
More than 35,000 people have downloaded the Crush COVID RI phone app that’s designed to make contact tracing easier during the pandemic, but critics...
State’s contact-tracing app not a serious threat to privacy rights
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says she’s been thrilled with the early response to the state’s Crush COVID RI phone app, despite the specter of...
ACLU sues R.I. over frozen unemployment benefits
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a class-action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Labor and Training in...
Does the state’s new ‘Crush COVID RI’ mobile app raise privacy...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo recently unveiled the state's free "Crush COVID RI" mobile app. It can be used to track where people go to...
ACLU seeks release of immigration detainees from Wyatt Detention Center due...
CENTRAL FALLS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a class-action lawsuit against federal immigration officials and the Wyatt Detention...
ACLU files complaint against Narragansett Police for not releasing misconduct reports
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a complaint against the Narragansett Police Department for refusing to release any...