Tag: American Civil Liberties Union
Long-simmering divisions on immigration have boiled over nationally. Is the Ocean...
In March 2017 the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union drafted a model ordinance that would reject local police cooperation with...
Gov. erred in signing this version of revenge porn legislation
On June 4, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed into law an act passed by the General Assembly related to “revenge porn,” reversing a decision...
ACLU appeals ruling in Providence student housing ordinance case
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is appealing a R.I. Superior Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of a Providence...
ACLU files federal lawsuit over Medicaid benefits
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit that seeks class action status on behalf of people who say they...
Special master appointed to oversee UHIP resolution
PROVIDENCE – U.S. District Judge William Smith appointed Deming Sherman as a special master to oversee the resolution of Rhode Island’s ongoing problems with...
Medical community decries Trump administration’s cut of birth control coverage
PROVIDENCE – The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services’ new rules eliminating the mandate that all businesses provide coverage for birth control...
R.I. Training School improvements help resolve landmark ACLU lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – U.S. District Court Chief Judge William Smith has closed the American Civil Liberties Union’s longstanding lawsuit against the Rhode Island Training School...
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