News & Commentary
Jun 18, 2015
Doctors, Public Health Experts, Advocates: “Expanding Good Samaritan Law Critical to Saving Lives
Expressing concern that “lives are on the line,” nineteen local medical professional associations and dozens of public health experts and activists are urging the Rhode Island House of Representatives to expand the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act’s immunity to include more charges and provide protection for people on parole and/or probation in order to save more lives.
Jun 16, 2015
Even with ban, we haven't won battle to end militarization
By Megan Khatchadourian, Assistant to the Executive Director
Jun 15, 2015
Statement from ACCESS/RI Regarding Open Records Complaint Findings
Late last Friday, the Attorney General’s office issued opinions on ACCESS/RI complaints against 14 state and municipal agencies for violating the state’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA), finding that 12 of the 14 agencies had violated the law. Of those 12 agencies, 10 were deemed to have committed more than one APRA violation. “We are pleased the Attorney General agreed with us in the majority of our complaints,” says Linda Lotridge Levin, President of ACCESS/RI. She continued, “It is worth noting that these complaints represent just a sampling of the dozens of violations discovered during our 2014 audit of 39 cities and towns and 24 state agencies.”
Jun 12, 2015
Weekly Round Up: June 8-June 12
Keeping Up with the General Assembly. We are heading into the final weeks of the 2015 legislative session, which means we are busier than ever here at the ACLU. Check out our frequently updated legislation page to see the status of important civil liberties-related bills and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to see last minute updates, breaking news, and calls to action.
Jun 11, 2015
Celebrating Pride Month At The ACLU
By Johanna Kaiser, Development & Communications Associate
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