RI ACLU, Cote, Expand Cote Free Speech Suit to City
![[CREDIT: City of Warwick] A Warwick Officer escorts Rob Cote from Council Chambers July 17, 2023. Councilwoman Donna Travis ordered him removed for persisting in speaking about a property dispute detailed in a Providence Journal article involving Travis.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Warwick-City-Council-ACLU-Cote-Free-Speech-1-300x225.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — The ACLU of Rhode Island and frequent city critic Rob Cote have expanded the Cote free speech suit protesting Cote’s ouster from a July 17 2023 City […]
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![[CREDIT: RICLU] A recent report by the ACLU of RI outlines public speaking rules of RI communities governing bodies, including the Warwick City Council and Warwick School Committee. A rule barring personal attacks or salacious comments, unwritten for the Council and written for the Committee, is being chllenged in a lawsuit against the Council.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RIACLU-RI-Public-Speech-Report-300x225.jpg)
Galligan: School Committee Reviews Public Speaker Rules
WARWICK, RI — Warwick School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan says the board is re-examining its public speaker rules after an American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island report noted its […]
![[CREDIT: City of Warwick] Elmwood Realty and its manager, Jeffrey Butler with offices at 2077 Elmwood Ave., have been sued by the RIACLU, claiming the landlord filed retaliatory evictions.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elmwood-Realty-LLC-2077-Elmwood-Ave-300x225.jpg)
ACLU Sues Warwick Businessman for Retaliatory Evictions
WARWICK, RI — Jeffrey Butler, Warwick property management businessman and landlord, has been sued by the the R.I. Center for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union of RI, after […]
ACLU Files Warwick City Council Free Speech Suit
WARWICK, RI — The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a Warwick City Council free speech suit against the body in federal court for stifling the free speech rights of […]
DLT to Update, Mediate Unemployment Freezes
PROVIDENCE — The RI Department of Labor & Training agreed to update people with unemployment freezes during a hearing before U.S. District Judge William Smith about an ACLU of Rhode […]
ACLU: RI City Curfews Raise Voter, Discrimination Concerns
After the the imposition of curfews this evening by the cities of Cranston, Providence and Warwick, the ACLU of Rhode Island issued the following statement: The imposition of blanket curfews […]
Remote Control: Warwick Meetings Go Online
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee has begun remote meetings online following Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s March 16 executive order approved the practice to preserve government during the COVID-19 […]
Judge Orders AG to Waive $4K in Google Fund Record Request
PROVIDENCE —  R.I. Superior Court Judge Melissa Long ruled Monday that RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin must waive fees for any additional documents that are delivered as part of state Representative […]
Anti-Street-Standing, Panhandling Resolutions Draw RI ACLU Criticism
WARWICK, RI — Warwick City Councillors will consider a resolution to curb the practice of standing on local street medians Monday night, a proposal the ACLU of Rhode Island says is […]
Gov. Raimondo Vetoes ‘Sexploitation’ Bill on Free Speech Grounds
Warwick, RI — Gov. Gina Raimondo has vetoed the General Assembly’s legislation intended to ban revenge porn and sextortion on free speech grounds, drawing praise from media and free speech organizations, […]
ACLU Sues to End 1,000 Ft. No-Home-Zone Around Schools for Sex Offenders
As the RIACLU’s bid for a restraining order suspending the state’s new prohibition of Level III sex offenders housed within 1,000 feet of schools is heard in US District Court this afternoon, one Warwick sponsor of the restriction stands behind the restriction.
Warwick Sex Offender’s Travel Cited as Residency Restriction Critics Rally
RIACLU Executive Director Steven Brown says the state’s new 300/1,000 foot law requiring Level III sex offenders to move if they live within 1,000 feet of a school contributed to Byron Deweldon’s unregistered cross-country travels, but Warwick Police Chief Stephen McCartney attributes it to poor judgment.
