Civil Liberties

RHODE ISLAND GOP STATEMENT ON ATTORNEY GENERAL NERONHA’S DECISION TO PUNT OPEN MEETINGS ACT COMPLAINT

Neronha decided to punt. Although he agrees that the Reapportionment Commission did not follow the Open Meetings Act, and he could not comprehend why the General Assembly would flip-flop on making the Reapportionment Commission subject to the Open Meetings Act, he won’t do anything about it. He criticizes us for[Read More…]

by June 6, 2022

Just Say No! To Providence Student Masking! Parents Union Prevails! (Court Filings/Video Included)

  Flash! From The Parents Union: Under threat of litigation, the Rhode Island Department of Education has stipulated the following: The Mask Mandate inflicted upon the children of  Providence Schools is dropped immediately. The Providence School Committee has been “encouraged” to conduct expedited hearings, including Public Comment In Open Forum,[Read More…]

by May 28, 2022

Flashback: Attorney Gregory Piccirilli Eviscerates Barrington School District – Statement On Barrington 3 Court Victory

The scene? An October 2021 Barrington School Committee administrative hearing on the Barrington 3 … Teachers fired for simply demanding to maintain their body autonomy and continued respect for their religious freedoms … Watch as Attorney Gregory Piccirilli fends off a hostile Union Attorney, points out court precedent from a[Read More…]

by May 26, 2022

Rich Southwell: Observations On The Vindication Of The Barrington 3 (Decision/Video Included)

Richard Southwell is a member of the Parents Union, and the lead plaintiff in Southwell v. McKee, a lawsuit brought against the State of Rhode Island for their execution of a Student Mask Mandate. Mr. Southwell contributes to The Coalition Radio Network on both Covid related issues, as well as[Read More…]

by May 26, 2022

JUSTICE! Barrington 3 Teachers …. Win! Court Finds Barrington In Violation Of Open Meetings Laws!

  A Rhode Island Superior Court found today in favor today, of the Barrington 3, Barrington School Department Teachers fired for their refusal to comply with a local, Barrington only vaccination mandate. More to come!   justice.”   Check Out Our Tee Shirt Fundraiser For Doctors Without Borders In The[Read More…]

by May 25, 2022

Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign Announces Participation In Mass Poor People and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls.

  Yesterday marked 30 days from June 18, 2022, when the Poor People’s Campaign, a National Call for Moral Revival, will be holding its Mass Poor People and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King,[Read More…]

by May 20, 2022

John Marion of Common Cause Gloats As RIGOP National Committeeman Frias Reacts To Census “Overcounting” Double Counting In Lil Rhody!

John Marion of Common Cause gloated … The Rhode Island Republican Party cried foul.  In other words, it was a typical week in Lil Rhody, as the Democratic Party, and their supporting cast (Common Cause) reveled in their dirty tricks, ’cause, well, if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying hard[Read More…]

by May 19, 2022

BLM RI PAC Statement On Buffalo Massacre

BLM RI PAC Statement on Buffalo Massacre On the afternoon of May 14, 2022, 18-year-old white supremacist Payton Gendron carried out a racially motivated attack at Tops Market in Buffalo, New York, killing ten people and injuring three others. Of the victims, eleven of them were Black. The suspect detailed[Read More…]

by May 18, 2022

Connecticut Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Limiting the Use of Isolated Confinement

  Connecticut Governor signs into law codifying prior year Executive Order. Increasingly, the “Torture State” of Rhode Island is becoming an outlier on fundamental human rights. In a “quick response” from StopTortureRI.com, activists noted that the legislation will have the immediate impact: 1) Creates a Correctional Advisory Committee (and specifies[Read More…]

by May 11, 2022

Rhode Island ACLU Reacts To Landmark Rhode Island Supreme Court Ruling On Reproductive Privacy Act

  From The Rhode Island Chapter of The American Civil Liberties Union: ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown today issued the following statement in response to the RI Supreme Court’s decision in Benson v. Raimondo, a lawsuit filed in 2019 which challenged the constitutionality of RI’s Reproductive Privacy Act:   Today’s[Read More…]

by May 4, 2022