Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: “Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers.”
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Arts groups sue Trump administration over ban on ‘gender ideology’
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island on behalf of several arts organizations over new requirements from the Trump administration that prohibit federal funds being used to “promote gender ideology.” Applicants for National Endowment for the Arts grants must now tick a box on their application […]
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City of Woonsocket faces civil rights lawsuit for alleged police misconduct
The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the City of Woonsocket and a former police detective for wrongfully arresting and incarcerating a homeless man for a 2022 break-in. The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Providence alleges that Mack Blackie’s civil rights were violated when he was twice arrested […]
