NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Despite lackluster enforcement and participation in a "pay to participate" policy in North Smithfield that charges athletes for interscholastic sports, the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union contends that the fee violates state law and flies in the face of opinions issued by the Department of [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Saying he wanted "to set the record straight," Steven Brown, leader of the Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, has written to state legislative leaders, taking issue with "cries of alarm" by police and other advocates for stricter drunken driving laws in response [...]
JOHNSTON, R.I. -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the town of Johnston and the police chief, alleging illegal release of a firefighter's driver's license information to a town councilman during a public dispute between council and fire department.
The suit by the ACLU's' [...]
