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Who's Telling The Truth? Why Does Cumberland School Superintendent Mitchell Insist On Mandatory RICAS Participation?

Who’s Telling The Truth? Why Does Cumberland School Superintendent Mitchell Insist On Mandatory RICAS Participation?

  Standardized testing, by its very nature, is controversial. Typical allegations include, but are not limited to: Institutional Racism … Wasted Efforts “Teaching To The Test” … Lost Classroom Time (a charge exacerbated during the pandemic) … The Actual Validity Of The Data. So why, in the face of all of these objections do State Officials & School Superintendents insist[Read More…]

by — March 30, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Cumberland Superintendent Drops The Hammer! You WILL Take RICAS!

Cumberland Superintendent Drops The Hammer! You WILL Take RICAS!

    FLASH! We’ve Updated The Story! Parents! Have you received this Email?  We will be discussing the legality of this, and other RICAS related issues on The Coalition Talk Radio .. Know Your Rights & Stay Tuned! From: Cumberland School Department <no-reply@cumberlandschools.org> Date: 3/26/2021 4:03:49 PM Subject: Superintendent’s Communication – 3.26.21 To: ____________________ March 26, 2021 Dear Students, Staff,[Read More…]

by — March 29, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Rhode Island Judge Refuses To Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Archaic State Law That Deems Inmates Serving Life Sentences “Civilly Dead”

Rhode Island Judge Refuses To Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Archaic State Law That Deems Inmates Serving Life Sentences “Civilly Dead”

A federal judge today refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 100-year-old statute that declares inmates serving life sentences at the ACI to be “dead in all respects” with respect to “all civil rights.” The lawsuit, filed two years ago by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Sonja Deyoe and Lynette Labinger, is on behalf of two[Read More…]

by — March 29, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Chas Calenda: The Right To Bear Arms-Young V. Hawaii A Conversation.

Chas Calenda: The Right To Bear Arms-Young V. Hawaii A Conversation.

Flash! Attorney Chas Calenda joined The Coalition Talk Radio Tonite! to discuss 9th Circuit 2A Madness! Did Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha use Rhode Island Taxpayer resources to file a “Friend Of The Court Brief”? “Born and raised in Rhode Island, Charles “Chas” Calenda has always heard the call for public service. Following his graduation from the University of[Read More…]

by — March 25, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
US Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments RE: RI Search/Seizure Case Caniglia V Strom RIACLU Amicus Brief Included

US Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments RE: RI Search/Seizure Case Caniglia V Strom RIACLU Amicus Brief Included

Tomorrow, March 24, 2021, at 10Am, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Caniglia v. Strom, a major 4th Amendment search & seizure case based in Rhode Island From the Rhode Island ACLU (1/25/21) “The case, dating back to 2015, involves Cranston resident Edward Caniglia, whose two lawfully owned firearms were seized from his home without a[Read More…]

by — March 23, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Introducing The Rhode Island Yes We Cannabis Coalition!

Introducing The Rhode Island Yes We Cannabis Coalition!

From https://www.yeswecannabisri.com/vision: Our partners in the Yes We Cannabis – RI coalition believe Rhode Island must address the harmful legacy of cannabis prohibition and its racially-biased enforcement. Specifically, we urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that: Automatically expunges past cannabis convictions; Encourages people from disproportionately impacted communities to own and work in cannabis businesses; Invests cannabis tax revenue into social[Read More…]

by — March 22, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
GROUPS URGE RI SENATE TO REJECT PROPOSAL THAT WOULD DETER PUBLIC TESTIMONY

GROUPS URGE RI SENATE TO REJECT PROPOSAL THAT WOULD DETER PUBLIC TESTIMONY

  The League of Women Voters RI, Common Cause RI and the ACLU of RI have sent a letter to RI Senators expressing grave concerns over a proposed amendment to the 2021-2022 Senate rules that is scheduled for a floor vote on Tuesday. The amendment would allow committee chairs, in their sole discretion, to require witnesses to testify under oath before their committee. As[Read More…]

by — March 19, 2021 — 1 comment — Civil Liberties
FOWL PLAY: University of Pennsylvania Denies Hunting Club Official Recognition

FOWL PLAY: University of Pennsylvania Denies Hunting Club Official Recognition

During the COVID-19 pandemic, over 750 registered student groups at the University of Pennsylvania have been able to host virtual events. But Penn students interested in hunting, archery, and shooting are being denied permission for even virtual activities. Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education called on Penn to stop engaging in viewpoint discrimination and promptly process the students’ application for[Read More…]

by — March 17, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Grieving Mother Of Inmate Who Died From As Yet Unexplained Circumstances Holds Press Conference

Grieving Mother Of Inmate Who Died From As Yet Unexplained Circumstances Holds Press Conference

Marie Franco, Mother of  Jose Franco, held a press conference alongside her lawyer, David Strachman, and community organizers from the RI COVID Response: Decarcerate NOW Coalition, outside the Rhode Island ACI Medium Security Prison Marie’s son, Jose, unexpectedly passed in RIDOC custody nearly a month ago. He was found dead in his cell on February 9th. He was 46 years[Read More…]

by — March 7, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
MARIE FRANCO, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, & ORGANIZERS DEMAND ANSWERS

MARIE FRANCO, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, & ORGANIZERS DEMAND ANSWERS

  Marie Franco will be holding a press conference alongside her lawyer, David Strachman, and community organizers from the RI COVID Response: Decarcerate NOW Coalition who have been protesting substandard medical care and inhumane conditions in the prison. The press conference will be held at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Facility Medium Security Building at 2PM Sunday March 7, 2021.[Read More…]

by — March 5, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
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