Tag: Steven Brown
ACLU files lawsuit against McKee for denying protesters access to Statehouse...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Daniel J. McKee and several members of...
New law requires many nonprofits to reveal salaries of top executives
A 2023 audit by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice found significant deficiencies in financial management by the Pawtucket nonprofit Blackstone...
Providence officials want to further prohibit police cooperation with ICE
As the Trump administration increases pressure on states and cities to have police assist with federal immigration enforcement, officials in Rhode Island’s capital are...
Lawsuit against Brown University sparks debate on campus police secrecy at...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A new lawsuit against Brown University has renewed questions surrounding the secrecy afforded many law enforcement officers employed by private colleges and...
Lawsuit seeks to reverse Trump admin. changes to federal housing grant criteria
PROVIDENCE – A lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island seeks to end new restrictions placed on the $75 million federal...
Lawyers try to adapt as pro bono needs rise
As Trump administration policies target areas such as immigration, LGBTQ issues and voting rights, the demand for pro bono services among vulnerable organizations and...
ACLU suing Brown University’s police over denied APRA requests from journalists
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. is suing Brown University’s police department for allegedly violating the state’s Access to...
ACLU files class action lawsuit challenging student visa terminations
PROVIDENCE – Four American Civil Liberties Union affiliates, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc., and New Hampshire-based law firm Shaheen...
Judge denies arts groups’ injunction request over NEA certification requirement
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on April 2 denied the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc.’s and arts organizations’ request for a...
ACLU, arts organizations sue National Endowment for the Arts over ‘unconstitutional’...
PROVIDENCE – Local and national artists along with theater organizations on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Arts calling...
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