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Category: Civil rights

ACLU Advises Rhode Island Colleges & Universities on Legal Limits on ICE’s Authority

ACLU Advises Rhode Island Colleges & Universities on Legal Limits on ICE’s Authority

  From the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union   The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has shared this week with the presidents and general counsel of Rhode Island’s colleges and universities a detailed letter…

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Issues Safety Advisory for Journalists Traveling to the United States

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Issues Safety Advisory for Journalists Traveling to the United States

  From The Committee to Protect Journalists: The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United States….

Four State ACLU Affiliates File Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Terminated Student Status of Students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, & Puerto Rico

Four State ACLU Affiliates File Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Terminated Student Status of Students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, & Puerto Rico

From the ACLU of New Hampshire: Four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordon filed a federal class action lawsuit today seeking to represent over 100 students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had…

The City of Woonsocket Resumes Its War on the Homeless: Proposes Ordinance “Prohibiting Camping on Public Property”

The City of Woonsocket Resumes Its War on the Homeless: Proposes Ordinance “Prohibiting Camping on Public Property”

  City Ordinance Effectively Criminalizing Poverty Proposed By City Councilmen Cournoyer, Dubois & Gendron   Just days after the City of Woonsocket appeared to have taken a major step forward in addressing the City’s Homeless challenges, with significant conversations surrounding…

West Greenwich, Rhode Island Town Council Unanimously Passes Resolution in Opposition to Rhode Island 2025 Gun Control Legislation

West Greenwich, Rhode Island Town Council Unanimously Passes Resolution in Opposition to Rhode Island 2025 Gun Control Legislation

  The Town of West Greenwich Town Council passed, by a 5-0 unanimous vote, a Resolution declaring their Opposition to the current spate of gun control legislation currently under consideration at the Rhode Island Legislature. Citing, among other issues, Constitutional…

Dismissed Pawtucket Schools Superintendent Sues The Valley Breeze for Defamation: “Minimum Potential of Economic Damage Assessed at $2 Million Dollars”

Dismissed Pawtucket Schools Superintendent Sues The Valley Breeze for Defamation: “Minimum Potential of Economic Damage Assessed at $2 Million Dollars”

      “In fact, the Valley Breeze, in publishing these false statements, acted with serious doubts about the truth about many statements, or worse, intentionally lied in publishing these statements” – Patricia Royal, Plaintiff v. Valley Breeze   Former…

Atlantic Mills Tenants Union Call on Legislators to Reject 8 Law Bill at Rhode Island State House Rally

Atlantic Mills Tenants Union Call on Legislators to Reject 8 Law Bill at Rhode Island State House Rally

Protestors, including Rhode Island State Representative David Morales, and Members/Leaders of the Atlantic Mills Tenant Union, gathered Saturday on the steps of the Rhode Island State House to continue their efforts to maintain affordable rents for working artists at the…

Attorney General Peter Neronha Joins Coalition in Suing Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Failing Federal Department of Education

Attorney General Peter Neronha Joins Coalition in Suing Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Failing Federal Department of Education

    From The Office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha:   Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED)….

The Michie Hostel Evictions: Dozens of Sponsored Homeless Tenants are Evicted onto the Cold Streets of Providence. What Happened?

The Michie Hostel Evictions: Dozens of Sponsored Homeless Tenants are Evicted onto the Cold Streets of Providence. What Happened?

    Saturday afternoon, the Coalition Radio Network was informed, through contacts developed by “Sister Effort” Libertarian Mutual Aid, (LMA) that the residents of two Michie Hostels, at 230 Thayer Street on College Hill, and a South Side facility located…

RI ACLU: ACLU & Roger Williams University Law School Clinic Seek Emergency Relief Over The Adult Correctional Institute’s Failure To Accommodate Muslim Prisoners’ Religious Freedom

RI ACLU: ACLU & Roger Williams University Law School Clinic Seek Emergency Relief Over The Adult Correctional Institute’s Failure To Accommodate Muslim Prisoners’ Religious Freedom

From The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union A lawsuit filed today by attorneys for the RWU Prisoners’ Rights Clinic and the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island challenges the R.I. Department of Corrections’ (RIDOC) restrictive policies governing the religious freedom of Muslims incarcerated…

Superintendent Palazzo – Glocester School Superintendent – Responds to Rhode Island ACLU Calls on Student Book Access Restrictions

Superintendent Palazzo – Glocester School Superintendent – Responds to Rhode Island ACLU Calls on Student Book Access Restrictions

    The Coalition News has received a copy of the response from Glocester School Superintendent Dr. Renee Palazzo to the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union call to halt “arbitrary restrictions on student access to books”. …

Update: Did Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee Cave to the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers? We Went to the Source!

Update: Did Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee Cave to the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers? We Went to the Source!

      The battle lines were drawn: Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers Maximum Leader Richard Ferruccio, long regarded as one of the most powerful Union Leaders in Lil Rhody, had called for an “Informational Picket Line” (Our words)…

Press Release: BLM RI PAC Calls Out Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency for Lack of Transparency & Financial Mismanagement

Press Release: BLM RI PAC Calls Out Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency for Lack of Transparency & Financial Mismanagement

Statement: Harrison Tuttle-BLM RI PAC Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC (BLM RI PAC) is calling attention to the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency’s (PRA) failure to comply with public records laws after withholding financial documents requested over two weeks ago. The requested…

Statement: Robert J. Chiaradio Responds to the RI ACLU Statement on Student Access to Books

Statement: Robert J. Chiaradio Responds to the RI ACLU Statement on Student Access to Books

Robert J. Chiaradio, Jr., writes in response to: ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books It is the policy of The Coalition Radio Network & Coalition News to give individuals/organizations the opportunity…

ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books

ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books

  In the ongoing debate on access to children’s literature, via School Library, the Rhode Island ACLU is “urging” Foster Glocester School Superintendent to walk back directives to district librarians. At the center of the controversy? The Tug of War…

DaVinci Center Open Tonite! Saturday February 1: City of Providence Extends Overnight Warming Center in Response to Extreme Cold Weather 

DaVinci Center Open Tonite! Saturday February 1: City of Providence Extends Overnight Warming Center in Response to Extreme Cold Weather 

City of Providence Extends Overnight Warming Center in Response to Extreme Cold Weather  The DaVinci Center Will Remain Open as a Temporary Warming Center Saturday Night  From The City of Providence, Mayor Brett Smiley:    Mayor Brett P. Smiley and…

A Political Fire at Providence Fund Raising Mecca The Ladder 133? On the Card: Senate Minority Leader Senator Jessica de la Cruz vs. Anti Trump Forces … From Everywhere?

A Political Fire at Providence Fund Raising Mecca The Ladder 133? On the Card: Senate Minority Leader Senator Jessica de la Cruz vs. Anti Trump Forces … From Everywhere?

            “I’m aware of the protest and I respect their First Amendment right to do so.  We live in the greatest country in the world but there are significant challenges facing our state.  That’s why…

The Economic Progress Institute: Rhode Island Standard of Need Research Day Points to the Difficulties of Rhode Islanders Meeting Basic Needs — and the Solutions

The Economic Progress Institute: Rhode Island Standard of Need Research Day Points to the Difficulties of Rhode Islanders Meeting Basic Needs — and the Solutions

  Legislators, Economists & Subject Matter Experts Join to Discuss the Challenges Facing Rhode Islanders   From The Economic Progress Institute: The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) joined today with legislative champion Rep. Arthur Handy and Dr. Christopher West, Executive Director of the African…

Press Release: ACLU Slams Brown University’s Ongoing Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Student Group; Calls For Immediate Reinstatement

Press Release: ACLU Slams Brown University’s Ongoing Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Student Group; Calls For Immediate Reinstatement

  From The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU):   In a letter sent today to Brown University President Christina Paxson and other members of the University administration, the ACLU of Rhode Island and its student…

Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC President Tuttle Urges Pawtucket Compliance with RIACLU Proposed Immigration Protection Ordinance

Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC President Tuttle Urges Pawtucket Compliance with RIACLU Proposed Immigration Protection Ordinance

  Harrison Tuttle, President of Black Lives Matter RI PAC, addressed Pawtucket, Rhode Island Mayor Donald Grebien, and the Pawtucket, Rhode Island City Council today, in a letter urging the adoption of the ACLU Proposed Immigration Protection Ordinance. Per Mr….

Press Release: In Light of Trump Threats, ACLU Calls on Rhode Island in Light of Trump Threats, ACLU Calls on Rhode Island

Press Release: In Light of Trump Threats, ACLU Calls on Rhode Island in Light of Trump Threats, ACLU Calls on Rhode Island

  From The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU):   In response to the Trump Administration’s various attacks aimed at immigrants during the President’s first week in office, the ACLU of Rhode Island today urged municipal officials to…

ACLU of Rhode Island Lawsuit Halts Violation of Attorney-Client Privilege at State Prison

ACLU of Rhode Island Lawsuit Halts Violation of Attorney-Client Privilege at State Prison

From the Rhode Island Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union:   In a victory for government transparency and accountability, as well as protection of the sanctity of the attorney-client privilege, the RI Department of Corrections (RIDOC) has acknowledged its…

Members of the Rhode Island General Assembly Urgently Call on Governor McKee to Issue Executive Order Declaring a Public Emergency

      The Coalition reached out to a variety of legislators for reaction: “As someone who sat through hours of testimony from the Department of Housing when they were before House Finance-where we were told in no uncertain terms…

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