Tag: American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island
ACLU: Federal officials conspired to arrest, detain undocumented immigrants seeking legalization
PROVIDENCE – Documents released Aug. 13 reveal U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials collaborated to “trap” undocumented immigrants...
ACLU of R.I. files sex and age discrimination suit against Newport...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a sex and age discrimination lawsuit against Newport Grand Casino, the organization...
Five Questions With: Steven Brown
Legislation that would have required home sellers to disclose to potential buyers that they grew marijuana at a property was vetoed this week by...
Kettle to resign from Senate following its movement to expel him
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Nicholas D. Kettle, R-Coventry, has announced he will resign, just days after Senate leadership moved to expel him from the Senate...
Five Questions With: Jeff Levy
Jeff Levy, a private attorney based in Providence, has represented tenants and a landlord in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union...
ACLU: East Greenwich social media policy violates First Amendment rights
EAST GREENWICH – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has asked the East Greenwich Town Council to review its new employee social...
ACLU sues to halt law limiting sex offenders at homeless shelters
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed an emergency lawsuit to halt enforcement of a new state law limiting...
Report: R.I. schools filter too much online
PROVIDENCE – A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, a follow-up to a 2013 analysis, found that Rhode Island...
ACLU: DHS SNAP figures ‘alarming’
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has said that the latest figures from the R.I. Department of Human Services on...