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Jun 29, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice

Third-Degree Sexual Assault (H 5817A)

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Jun 29, 2019
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  • First Amendment

Disclosure of Campaign Contributions (H 6255, S 1004)

A campaign finance bill introduced only in the last week of the 2019 session raised important First Amendment concerns, prompting the ACLU’s opposition.
Legislation
Jun 29, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice

Animal Teasing (H 6043, S 779)

Nothing encapsulated the issue of the “statehouse to prison pipeline” better in the 2018 session than the general assembly’s passage of legislation which would punish by up to a year in prison any person who “maliciously teases” a police horse or canine.
Legislation
Jun 28, 2019
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  • Voting Rights

Combined Voting Districts (H 5864, S 474)

This legislation allows Boards of Canvassers to combine voting districts for many elections, and ultimately passed without amendments which we proposed to ensure proper notification to voters and limits on the voters who can be sent to a polling location.
Legislation
May 17, 2019
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  • Due Process

Animal Abuse Registry (H 5113)

We opposed this bill which would have created an “animal abuse registry” similar to the registration requirements already in effect for persons convicted of sex offenses.
Legislation
May 17, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice

Expungement of Marijuana Charges (H 6066)

We supported this legislation which would have authorized the expungement of criminal convictions related to the possession of marijuana, presumably in conjunction with the legalization of the drug.
Legislation
May 17, 2019
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  • Students’ Rights

School Resource Officer Funding (H 5370)

The ACLU opposed this legislation which would have indefinitely extended a reimbursement program for school districts that choose to hire additional SROs.
Legislation
May 17, 2019
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  • Students’ Rights

Education Reform

Both chambers collaborated to put forth a package of bills intended to provide a comprehensive overhaul of the public education system in Rhode Island.
Legislation
May 10, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice

Cannabis Equity Act (H 6067)

This legislation would have statutorily mandated a study to determine whether these racial disparities exist in both the process to obtain a state license to sell marijuana and in arrest and conviction rates for marijuana-related crimes.
Legislation
Jun 29, 2019
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Legislation
Jun 29, 2019
  • Criminal Justice

Third-Degree Sexual Assault (H 5817A)

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Jun 29, 2019
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Jun 29, 2019
  • First Amendment

Disclosure of Campaign Contributions (H 6255, S 1004)

A campaign finance bill introduced only in the last week of the 2019 session raised important First Amendment concerns, prompting the ACLU’s opposition.
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Legislation
Jun 29, 2019
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Legislation
Jun 29, 2019
  • Criminal Justice

Animal Teasing (H 6043, S 779)

Nothing encapsulated the issue of the “statehouse to prison pipeline” better in the 2018 session than the general assembly’s passage of legislation which would punish by up to a year in prison any person who “maliciously teases” a police horse or canine.
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Legislation
Jun 28, 2019
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Legislation
Jun 28, 2019
  • Voting Rights

Combined Voting Districts (H 5864, S 474)

This legislation allows Boards of Canvassers to combine voting districts for many elections, and ultimately passed without amendments which we proposed to ensure proper notification to voters and limits on the voters who can be sent to a polling location.
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
  • Due Process

Animal Abuse Registry (H 5113)

We opposed this bill which would have created an “animal abuse registry” similar to the registration requirements already in effect for persons convicted of sex offenses.
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
  • Criminal Justice

Expungement of Marijuana Charges (H 6066)

We supported this legislation which would have authorized the expungement of criminal convictions related to the possession of marijuana, presumably in conjunction with the legalization of the drug.
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
  • Students’ Rights

School Resource Officer Funding (H 5370)

The ACLU opposed this legislation which would have indefinitely extended a reimbursement program for school districts that choose to hire additional SROs.
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
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Legislation
May 17, 2019
  • Students’ Rights

Education Reform

Both chambers collaborated to put forth a package of bills intended to provide a comprehensive overhaul of the public education system in Rhode Island.
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Legislation
May 10, 2019
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Legislation
May 10, 2019
  • Criminal Justice

Cannabis Equity Act (H 6067)

This legislation would have statutorily mandated a study to determine whether these racial disparities exist in both the process to obtain a state license to sell marijuana and in arrest and conviction rates for marijuana-related crimes.
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