ACLU of Rhode Island

We’re challenging the Trump-Vance admin’s unlawful new restrictions on federal funds that help veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, and families find stable housing. The admin’s actions threaten to push people back onto the streets at the peak of winter. We will fight back in court.

Grateful to the court for granting our request for a temporary restraining order to prevent unlawful conditions to determine funding for our most vulnerable. Congrats to @DemocracyFwd Nat'l Alliance to End Homelessness and Lawyers Committee for RI and @RIACLU

We’re suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for restricting access to housing grants based on politically-motivated criteria. These federal funds exist to aid people experiencing homelessness — not to punish states, localities, and service providers trying to help.

In a new letter to the mayor and Providence City Council, the @RIACLU calls the new Providence police real-time crime center “Orwellian” and urges additional privacy regulations More on the center here: bostonglobe.com/2025/08/20/met…

Our communities are being surveilled more frequently + thoroughly by law enforcement, without tangible guardrails. The cost? Just tax dollars, and our privacy. The public deserves the adoption of strict statutory safeguards before any intrusive surveillance like this is allowed.

BREAKING: Court blocks the Trump-Vance admin from enforcing restrictions on funding that supports survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault. We’ll continue to show up in court to ensure survivors get needed services.

Read more information about the case here: riaclu.org/en/cases/cintr…

An appeals court today ruled that ACI officials engaged in "cruel and unusual punishment" when they kept a man in solitary confinement for more than a year while his health deteriorated. Congratulations to @JusticeCenterRI on this major victory for humane treatment in prison!

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is urging the Pawtucket police chief and City Council to explain the so-far “inexplicable” gap in body-camera video footage from an officer who shot and wounded a mentally disabled man. trib.al/S9ooqO0

By @AmandaMilkovits and @chris_m_gavin -- @RIACLU asks @AGNeronha to investigate whether Pawtucket police followed protocols bostonglobe.com/2025/07/15/met… via @BostonGlobe

Political intrigue and parliamentary games aren't dead at the RI State House. How an amendment, a 32-31 vote, a lobbyist and a phone call led to big drama over a new self-storage law providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

First Amendment lawsuit claims Smithfield school district blocked critic from X accounts. @RIACLU says a critic was denied access to accounts on X (formerly Twitter) after he called for Superintendent Dawn Bartz to resign bostonglobe.com/2025/06/09/met… via @BostonGlobe

TODAY at 7:00 PM ET: Join @commoncauseri & @RIACLU for a FREE webinar, Demystifying Democracy: Understanding the Limits of Executive Power! Spanish interpretation will be available. ➡️Click here to register: act.commoncause.org/events/demysti…

Brown University police are given the power to arrest people; we believe the people should have access to police records to keep them transparent and accountable.

The Rhode Island General Assembly must begin the multi-step process to eliminate the 30-day voter registration deadline - the most restrictive in the country - from the state's constitution during this legislative session. Here's how YOU can help:🧵

A united coalition of publishers, authors, illustrators, literary agents, booksellers, and allied organizations wrote to express our enthusiastic support for the Rhode Island Freedom to Read Act. In this moment of rising censorship and an unpredictable federal government, Rhode Island will set the national standard for protecting the rights of its citizens. Read the full letter here penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/what-…

By @chris_m_gavin -- @RIACLU pushes NEA to say how it will follow Trump gender order bostonglobe.com/2025/05/13/met… via @BostonGlobe

If the past few months have made you curious about executive orders and the limits of executive power, you are not alone. On June 4th, join Common Cause RI and @RIACLU for a virtual Demystifying Democracy event explaining what you need to know. RSVP: act.commoncause.org/events/demysti…

We're hosting a second postcard writing event, this time in South County! Mark your calendars and register below... 🗓️ Mon., May 19, 6pm 📍 Uni. of RI, Welcome Center, Hope Room (45 Upper College Rd, Kingston) 🎟️ Free, registration is required ⬇️ ticketleap.events/tickets/riaclu…

Victory! RWU Law’s Prisoners’ Rights Clinic, led by Prof. Jared Goldstein, helped secure a major win in a case defending Native American religious rights in prison. 🔗 riaclu.org/en/news/aclu-a… via @RIACLU #prisonersrights #lawclinics #RWULawfaculty