Posted: Apr 26, 2019
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The ACLU testified on 29 bills this week at the Statehouse, with topics ranging from reforming criminal background checks to allowing over-the-counter medication in schools.
Here are the highlights of what we commented on this week.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2019
|Category: Free Speech Category: Right to Petition & Protest
On Earth Day, it's worth remembering that the First Amendment can be an important ally in saving the planet.
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Posted: Apr 17, 2019
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The legislative session is on spring break this week, but the days leading up to the session break were full for the ACLU. Last week, we testified on 28 bills, with the topics ranging from drug reclassification to gender rating in health insurance to comprehensive election and voting reform.
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Posted: Apr 08, 2019
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Most of our advocacy work flies under the radar. Yes, we testify on more than 300 bills every legislative session, but that is just a fraction of our lobbying on behalf of civil liberties. The hours spent at the Statehouse do not include time spent reading, researching, writing about, and organizing around legislation and policy. For a lobbying team of two people, it often takes 13-hour days to stay abreast of RI legislative activity that affects civil liberties.
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Posted: Mar 22, 2019
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We may only be 3 months into the session, but we’ve already lobbied on over 100 bills. Every week, we update our legislative page with significant bills that could affect your civil liberties, positively or negatively. Here are two of the biggest highlights, and what we’re anticipating for the next few weeks of the session.
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Posted: Jan 07, 2019
|Category: Open Government
While almost nobody was looking, the Office of the Attorney General has abruptly made secret literally tens of thousands of government records.
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Posted: Dec 27, 2018
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It has been yet another challenging year for civil liberties. (We predicted as much.) Here's a brief look at some of the work we've done to protect the rights of all Rhode Islanders in 2018.
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Posted: Dec 26, 2018
|Category: Due Process Category: Free Speech Category: Police Practices
The Providence Board of Licenses' revocation of the Foxy Lady's licenses is hypocritical and an outrageous abuse of authority.
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Posted: Dec 20, 2018
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Our unexhaustive “top 10 list” of the most absurd civil liberties violations we encountered in 2018.
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Posted: Nov 11, 2018
|Category: Civil Rights Category: Discrimination Category: Due Process
The ACLU's work in support of the civil liberties of all Rhode Islanders means we've supported the rights of veterans too.
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