Tag: Steven Brown
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...
ACLU calls on Brown University to reinstate suspended Students for Justice...
PROVIDENCE – American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. and the ACLU’s Brown University chapter are calling on the Ivy League institution to...
Is holding an R.I. constitutional convention a danger?
As Rhode Island undertakes its once-a-decade tradition of deliberating whether the state should hold a constitutional convention, a unified opposition and scattered proponents have...
Coalition launches campaign against Constitutional Convention ballot question
PROVIDENCE – A coalition of residents and organizations have launched a campaign to reject a question on the state ballot in November calling for...
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