Civil Liberties

ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR HALT TO ACI LOCKDOWNS TO ALLOW CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TO ENJOY “OFFICERS WEEK” CELEBRATION

  The ACLU of RI and the RI Center for Justice have sent a letter to RIDOC Director Patricia Coyne-Fague over plans for a multi-day lockdown of ACI prisoners so that correctional officers can partake in “National Correctional Officers’ Week” events, including a cookout with golf and volleyball elsewhere in Cranston and[Read More…]

by September 11, 2021

ACLU Calls On Cranston, Pawtucket, & Woonsocket to Halt ALPR Camera Program

  The ACLU of Rhode Island today called on the city councils in Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket to direct their respective police departments to halt the use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology leased from the company Flock Safety. In a letter sent to the city council and mayor[Read More…]

by September 7, 2021

URI Assistant Director Of Communications Dave Lavallee Explains The Methodology Underlying The Religious Exemption For The Covid Vaccine

In the immediate aftermath of the Governor McKee COVID Press Conference, University of Rhode Island Assistant Director Of Communications Dave Lavallee explained the methodology underlying the religious exemption for the Covid vaccine. See the mentioned forms below.  

by September 3, 2021

Medical Personnel Opposed To Vaccine Mandate Stage Peaceful Boisterous Protest At State House!

  Gubernatorial Hopeful Paul Rianna Jr. Delivers Petition To McKee Staffer Protestors Refused Access To Rhode Island Department of Health Staff And Building For the third time in as many weeks, licensed medical personnel of virtually any stripe descended on The Rhode Island State House today. Armed with a boisterous[Read More…]

by August 31, 2021

Rhode Island Reacts To Supreme Court Edict Ending The Eviction Moratorium

  Rhode Island Leaders reacted vigorously to the impending eviction threat in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling. See: Supreme Court Overturns CDC/Biden Eviction Ban  Interestingly, Rhode Island Housing, the State of Rhode Island Agency tasked with distributing Federal Rent Relief, has so far refused comment, or more importantly,[Read More…]

by August 28, 2021

Supreme Court Overturns Biden Eviction Ban! (Opinions/Order Attached)

  The Supreme Court has ruled, in the Case of Alabama Association of Realtors, Et A. v. Department of Health and Human Services, Et Al., that the Centers For Disease Control lacked the necessary authority to invoke a moratorium against evictions. From The Order: “The District Court produced a comprehensive[Read More…]

by August 27, 2021

RIPTA Notifies Passengers of New Federal Extension On Mask Mandate for Public Transportation

Mandate Has Been Extended Through January 18, 2022 The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is advising passengers that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the federal mandate requiring face masks to be worn when using public transportation – including trains and buses. The mandate, which has been in[Read More…]

by August 25, 2021

Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) G-7 Must Protect & Evacuate Journalists & Media Workers In Afghanistan

As the G-7 leading industrial nations prepare to hold an emergency virtual summit to address the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, the Committee to Protect Journalists today joined more than 50 civil society organizations in calling on G-7 leaders to prioritize and take immediate action to guarantee safe harbor to Afghan[Read More…]

by August 24, 2021

AMERICA FIRST LEGAL STANDS UP FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT

Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL) took a stand for the Second Amendment and against the Biden Administration’s radical attempt to undermine the rule of law. To advance its radical, anti-Constitutional agenda, the Biden Administration has proposed vague and complex new regulations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives[Read More…]

by August 21, 2021

ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND STATEMENT ON INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN CRANSTON, PAWTUCKET AND WOONSOCKET

  “The installation of surveillance tools that directly impact the privacy of Rhode Island residents and others driving through the communities where they are installed is disturbing in itself. But the clandestine nature by which the cameras were placed, and the failure of the three cities in which the trial[Read More…]

by August 18, 2021