As conflict over race-based discriminatory police practices permeates the country, ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys Shannah Kurland and Lynette Labinger today filed suit in federal court over a Pawtucket School Resource Officer’s (SRO) gratuitous and unlawful handcuffing and arrest last year of Tre’sur Johnson, a 13-year-old African-American honors student at Goff Middle[Read More…]
Calling Governor Gina Raimondo’s two-and-a-half-month old executive order giving public bodies extra time to respond to open records requests “unwarranted and extremely damaging to the public interest,” seven media and open government organizations today called on her to immediately rescind the order. The Access to Public Records Act gives public bodies[Read More…]
ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Ellen Saideman and Lynette Labinger today filed a class-action lawsuit challenging the state Department of Labor and Training’s (DLT) actions in summarily freezing weekly unemployment insurance benefit payments to hundreds of Rhode Islanders without any notice or explanation. The suit was filed three weeks after reports[Read More…]
#RiseUp to #FreeThemAll: A Car Rally in Solidarity with People Caged in Bristol County Since the start of the pandemic, over 3,000 people have died in US prisons and jails. Infection rates continue to soar. Yet, elected officials refuse to implement the only measure that will save lives —[Read More…]
From www.FreedomWorks.org “The mission of FreedomWorks is to build, educate, and mobilize the largest network of activists advocating the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and the rule of law.” Jason Pye Jason Pye is the vice president of legislative affairs for FreedomWorks. He provides[Read More…]
Idaho Lt Governor Janice McGeachin joined The Coalition Talk Radio on May 21, 2020 to discuss the Defend The Guard Movement. From www.DefendTheGuard.us “The goal of the Defend the Guard Act, a project of www.BringOurTroopsHome.US is to have states reassert their 10th Amendment rights and to provide a Constitutionally necessary[Read More…]
ACLU OF RI STATEMENT ON THE “CRUSH COVID RI” CONTACT TRACING APP The following statement was issued today by ACLU of Rhode Island executive director Steven Brown on the Governor’s announcement and release of the “Crush Covid RI” app: “As the Governor has acknowledged and most people recognize, potentially substantial[Read More…]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Deborah Gonzalez and Jared Goldstein, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class-action lawsuit today against federal immigration officials and the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The suit, filed as a habeas corpus petition, seeks[Read More…]
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Judge Jim Gray & Vice Presidential Candidate Larry Sharpe joined The Coalition Talk Radio On May 12, 2020 for a “Free Wheeling” AMA (Ask Me Anything)! From Constructive Engagement in China … to “Vouching” for a certain someone, No question was left unanswered! Find out more about[Read More…]
Zach Greenberg Program Officer, Individual Rights Defense Program – FIRE! Joined The Coalition FIRE: Foundation For Individual Rights In Education Mission Statement “FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, freedom of[Read More…]
The Mendon Road Land Deal: The Documents From The Disgraced Administration of Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt 
BLM RI PAC Statements Following Officer Daniel Dolan’s Resignation and Calls for Repeal of LEOBoR 
Most Pawtucket School Teachers Remain Unpaid-Despite Assurances From The Pawtucket City Administration & Media 
FLASH! IS A LEOBOR DEAL IN THE WORKS FOR PAWTUCKET POLICE OFFICER / CHILD SHOOTER PAWTUCKET POLICE OFFICER DANIEL DOLAN? 
Human Rights Watch: Gaza: Communications Blackout Imminent Due to Fuel Shortage 
A Few Notes: In order to get this information to our community, we have presented this raw data “dump”. Allow time for larger files to load. Patience is a virtue! This is a working document, so check back for updates! We will be working diligently to provide context and[Read More…]
A Few Notes: In order to get this information to our community, we have presented this raw data “dump”. Allow time for larger files to load. Patience is a virtue! This is a working document, so check back for updates! We will be working diligently to provide context and[Read More…]
Gaza: Communications Blackout Imminent Due to Fuel Shortage Israel Should End Blockade, Restore Services The Israeli government’s decision to bar delivery of fuel to Gaza will trigger a complete communications blackout imminently if not urgently addressed, further endangering the lives of Gaza’s population, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel should allow desperately[Read More…]
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