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21 Jun 2017, 10:53 am by Ryan J. Farrick
The lawsuit against Tiverton, RI, was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on behalf of a local family in 2015. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 3:02 pm by Justin Cosgrove
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed the lawsuit for Ada Morales, a naturalized US citizen born in Guatemala and was arrested [ACLU press release] by Rhode Island in 2009. [read post]
29 May 2018, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
By 1840, the census reported only five African Americans enslaved in Rhode Island. [read post]
28 Mar 2020, 6:15 am by Tyler Gillett
Steven Brown, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, issued a statement in response to the governor’s order, strongly objecting to the police stops: Under the Fourth Amendment, having a New York state license plate simply does not, and cannot, constitute ‘probable cause’ to allow police to stop a car and interrogate the driver, no matter how laudable the goal of the stop may be.The… [read post]
8 May 2012, 8:57 am by Steve Hall
The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union issued this statement: "We are extremely disheartened by today's appellate court ruling. [read post]
10 May 2017, 2:39 pm by shahid
The CSA has been championed by a broad local coalition, including Rhode Island Rights, a member of the Electronic Frontier Alliance. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 11:10 am by Tommy Eden
The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit alleging that Darlington Fabrics Corporation discriminated against a candidate for a paid intern position because the candidate, Christine Callaghan, disclosed that she used medical marijuana for her migraine headaches. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 4:03 pm by Richard Oppenheim
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is suing Family Court Chief Judge Jeremiah S. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 1:09 pm by Steve Hall
Also: The Rhode Island Council of Churches and the Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, meanwhile, joined a half-dozen other groups in praising Chafee and urging Neronha to stop any efforts to seek the death penalty against Pleau. [read post]
3 May 2010, 6:26 pm by Director
”   The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union stated it will oppose the bill that DaSilva is likely to introduce. [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 1:10 pm
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a second suit on behalf of its affiliates, while the American Civil Liberties Union filed sued on behalf of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, which represents many state and county health departments, among other providers. [read post]
10 May 2011, 3:07 pm by David Ingram
Republicans stalled his nomination at several turns because of his 16 years as a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California. [read post]
30 Mar 2010, 10:26 am by Yelena Konanova, Racial Justice Program
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Rhode Island yesterday filed a class-action lawsuit charging that Rhode Island's truancy court system is administered and operated in violation of state and federal law. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 10:13 pm by Tomassi Law Associates
Tomassi Law Associates, LLC www.attorney-ri.com 1-888-RI-LAWLINE Wendy Walsh, the mother of a 13-year-old Tehachapi student who committed suicide reportedly after being bullied in school for being gay, has axed the American Civil Liberties Union as her representative as she pursues a wrongful death case against Tehachapi Unified School District. [read post]
6 Dec 2008, 4:47 am
The law has drawn sharp criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union, and some Rhode Island police chiefs have also raised questions about it.Peg Langhammer, Day One's executive director, said yesterday that she does not support such laws, because not only do they fail to address the complexity of dealing with sex offenders, they could also have unintended effects, such as causing some to try to dodge the registration process and hide… [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 12:10 pm by Jim Gilbert
In 2007, several organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigration Law Center, and American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations had filed suit against DHS, claiming that clerical errors and inaccurate records could threaten legal U.S. workers. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 6:06 am by John Steele
Jeremiah Jr. and the magistrates who run the state’s Truancy Court program of attempting to stifle the free-speech rights of two lawyers representing the American Civil Liberties Union and its Rhode Island affiliate. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 2:45 pm
Earlier this week, The New York Times published a column asserting that the American Civil Liberties Union has “seemed to take “opposite position[s]” in two voting rights disputes. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 3:08 am by Scott Bomboy
American Civil Liberties Union, the Court said in a 5-4 decision that of two public-sponsored holiday displays in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, only one was permissible. [read post]