Tag: American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island
Judge issues temporary restraining order in food benefit overpayment lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – A U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary restraining order against the R.I. Department of Human Services, ordering the government agency to...
ACLU challenges state demand letters for food assistance repayment
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to prevent the state from issuing demand...
Former DHS employee files unlawful-termination complaint against state
PROVIDENCE – A former R.I. Department of Human Services employee filed a discrimination charge with the R.I. Commission for Human Rights Wednesday against her...
ACLU: Sex-discrimination lawsuits against Harmony Fire District settled
PROVIDENCE – A pair of sex-discrimination lawsuits filed against the Harmony Fire District in Glocester have been settled, the American Civil Liberties Union of...
Fair housing nonprofit withdraws lawsuit after R.I. Supreme Court’s rule revision
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court has revised a rule that resolves objections that had been raised in a federal lawsuit filed last year...
Lawsuit over UHIP food stamp benefit delays dismissed
PROVIDENCE – A federal case filed three years ago over food stamp benefit delays in Rhode Island has been dismissed after the state exceeded...
Newport Grand Casino sex and age discrimination lawsuit settled
NEWPORT – A lawsuit alleging sex and age discrimination at the now-closed Newport Grand Casino has been settled for an undisclosed sum of money,...
Providence school district hit with open-records lawsuit over federal law...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Legal Services last week filed a lawsuit against the Providence Public...
As school districts battle student distraction, smartphones take center stage
The power of the smartphone to bring worldwide connectivity to the palm of a hand has transformed people’s daily lives.
In public school classrooms, though,...
ACLU urges Providence schools to address racial disparities in discipline
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is calling upon Providence school officials to take steps before classes start next month...
