News & Commentary
Aug 13, 2020
SCOTUS Rejects GOP Effort to Force Rhode Islanders to Risk Their Health to Vote During COVID-19
In an important win for voting rights, the Supreme Court has rejected efforts by the RNC to block Rhode Island from eliminating onerous witness/notary requirements for vote by mail in 2020.
Aug 10, 2020
Groups Respond to GOP Appeal of Mail Ballot Case to U.S. Supreme Court
Statements from voting rights groups about GOP appeal of mail ballot case to SCOTUS.
Aug 07, 2020
Appeals Court Affirms Suspending Voting Requirement that Risks the Health of Voters
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has unanimously upheld implementation of a consent agreement that suspends RI’s witness/notary requirements for voting by mail in the September and November 2020 elections.
Aug 03, 2020
Groups Press for Funding for Mental Health Staff for RI Students
Groups urged the passage of a budget provision to extend reimbursement funding currently available for School Resource Officers to mental and behavioral health support professionals.
Jul 22, 2020
Groups Challenge State Vote-by-Mail Requirements that Risk the Health of Voters
A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging Rhode Island’s witness/notary requirements for voting by mail in 2020 elections.
Jul 20, 2020
Groups Applaud Dept of Ed Guidance on Providing Services to Students with Special Needs
In response to concerns that remote learning was causing educational harm, in violation of laws that protect students with disabilities, Education Commissioner Infante-Green issued guidance to districts confirming their obligation to provide in-person services to those students.
Jun 30, 2020
Voting Rights Organizations Urge Immediate Action to Safeguard Voters’ Health in the Fall
With only 10 weeks until Rhode Island’s September 8 primary, 16 organizations concerned about voting rights are urging state officials to take “immediate executive actions” to fix voting problems experienced on June 2.
Jun 29, 2020
Court Challenge Filed to Brown University’s Abandonment of Gender Equity in Athletics Program
More than twenty years after Brown Univ. violated federal Title IX law by engaging in gender discrimination in its athletics program, legal representatives are back in court, alleging that the school is at it again.
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