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Mar 07, 2008
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  • First Amendment

Cyberharassment

The Affiliate successfully opposed a bill that sought to expand the definition of criminal “harassment” to include not just unwanted direct contact, but also the posting of information on Web sites about people.
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • Voting Rights

Voting Reform

Designed to strengthen the franchise in Rhode Island, the legislation would overturn restrictive Board of Elections’ policies that substantially limit the counting of provisional ballots and restrict the rights of candidates to view disputed ballots during recounts of close elections.
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • Government Transparency

Public Records (H 7422, S 2963)

For the first time in ten years, the General Assembly approved comprehensive legislation to strengthen the state’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA).
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • Racial Justice

Comprehensive Racial Profiling Bill (S 2230)

Despite persistent efforts, no action was ultimately taken on a comprehensive bill that would have strengthened the state’s racial profiling law.
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • Racial Justice

“Primary Seat Belt Law”

On a more positive note, ACLU vigilance thwarted a last-minute effort by the State Police and the Department of Transportation to obtain passage of their bill making seat belt violations a primary offense.
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Immigrant's Rights Legislation

It was touch-and-go until the very end, but a strong lobbying effort from the ACLU and other civil rights groups persuaded the Senate not to enact a House-passed bill requiring all employers in the state to participate in the federal government’s faulty “E-Verify” program
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Interpreter Services (H 7299, S 2689)

Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • Racial Justice

Mayoral Academies

A budget article establishing a special kind of charter school, known as mayoral academies, initially contained a provision allowing the academies to be exempt from a wide variety of school mandates, including anti-discrimination provisions.
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Same-Sex Divorce (H 7939, S 2713)

Despite efforts by the ACLU and Marriage Equality R.I., no action was taken on Affiliate legislation specifying that the Family Court has jurisdiction to grant divorces to validly-married same-sex couples.
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • First Amendment

Cyberharassment

The Affiliate successfully opposed a bill that sought to expand the definition of criminal “harassment” to include not just unwanted direct contact, but also the posting of information on Web sites about people.
Explore Legislation
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • Voting Rights

Voting Reform

Designed to strengthen the franchise in Rhode Island, the legislation would overturn restrictive Board of Elections’ policies that substantially limit the counting of provisional ballots and restrict the rights of candidates to view disputed ballots during recounts of close elections.
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • Government Transparency

Public Records (H 7422, S 2963)

For the first time in ten years, the General Assembly approved comprehensive legislation to strengthen the state’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA).
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • Racial Justice

Comprehensive Racial Profiling Bill (S 2230)

Despite persistent efforts, no action was ultimately taken on a comprehensive bill that would have strengthened the state’s racial profiling law.
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • Racial Justice

“Primary Seat Belt Law”

On a more positive note, ACLU vigilance thwarted a last-minute effort by the State Police and the Department of Transportation to obtain passage of their bill making seat belt violations a primary offense.
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • Immigrants’ Rights

Immigrant's Rights Legislation

It was touch-and-go until the very end, but a strong lobbying effort from the ACLU and other civil rights groups persuaded the Senate not to enact a House-passed bill requiring all employers in the state to participate in the federal government’s faulty “E-Verify” program
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • Immigrants’ Rights

Interpreter Services (H 7299, S 2689)

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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • Racial Justice

Mayoral Academies

A budget article establishing a special kind of charter school, known as mayoral academies, initially contained a provision allowing the academies to be exempt from a wide variety of school mandates, including anti-discrimination provisions.
Explore Legislation
Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2008
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Same-Sex Divorce (H 7939, S 2713)

Despite efforts by the ACLU and Marriage Equality R.I., no action was taken on Affiliate legislation specifying that the Family Court has jurisdiction to grant divorces to validly-married same-sex couples.
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