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The Rhode Island Supreme Court Wednesday declared unconstitutional "an archaic state law enacted over a century-and-a-half ago that declares inmates serving life sentences at the ACI to be 'dead in all respects” with 'respect to all civil rights,' in a de

Judge Sarah Taft-Carter ruled that renters and residents whose names are not on deeds to their houses must be allowed to vote in district elections.

Two men accuse state corrections department of keeping them behind bars in violation of a law targeting lengthy sentences for youthful offenders.

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys filed two petitions in R.I. Superior Court on Friday, claiming that the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) is unlawfully keeping in prison individuals who were convicted of crimes committed when they we

The ACLU of Rhode Island announced Thursday that the RI Department of Labor and Training (DLT) has agreed to "take numerous steps to prevent a repeat of last year’s debacle when thousands of residents had their unemployment insurance benefit payments unex

/PRNewswire/ -- A federal appeals court unanimously affirmed approval of a settlement agreement between Brown University and a class of women student-athletes...

/PRNewswire/ -- A federal appeals court unanimously affirmed approval of a settlement agreement between Brown University and a class of women student-athletes...

Some residents have taken the Bonnet Shores Fire District to court over rules that base voting rights on property ownership instead of residency.

The ACLU of Rhode Island on Wednesday filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of a lawsuit challenging a policy of the Bonnet Shores Fire District (BSFD) in Narragansett that bars residents from voting if they own less than $400 of property.

Two local Indigenous leaders to deliver RWU’s commencement address for the first time The state’s health director, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, will also receive an honorary degree from Roger Williams University By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated April 22, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Sagamore William Guy, left, is the principal chief of the Pokanoket Nation. Lorén Spears, right, is the executive director of the Tomaquag Indigenous Museum.Roger Williams University BRIST...