Publication | Letters & Testimony
Jan 13, 2026
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  • Voting Rights

LETTER Re: Board of Elections Ballot Collection Bill

This letter was sent to the Rhode Island Board of Elections from the ACLU of RI and Common Cause Rhode Island, urging the Board Members to reject a proposed bill that would prohibit third parties from collecting completed mail ballots from voters and delivering them to election officials.
Publication | Letters & Testimony
Jan 7, 2026
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

LETTER Re: Barrington School Committee Considers School Resource Officer (SRO)

This letter was sent from the ACLU of RI and ARISE (Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education) to urge the Barrington School Committee to not approve the addition of a school resource officer to the town's Middle School.
Publication | Letters & Testimony
Jan 5, 2026
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  • Privacy & Technology

LETTER Re: Middletown Council Considers Flock Safety ALPR Cameras

This letter, and the follow up letter, were sent to the Middletown Town Council to urge rejection of Flock Safety brand automated license plate readers (ALPRs).
Publication | Newsletter
Dec 15, 2025
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NEWSLETTER - 2025 - Winter

FRONT PAGE: ACLU of RI Sues Governor McKee to Protect Free Speech, Protesters' Rights Also, the 2025 Legal Docket with new, active, and closed cases.
Publication | Letters & Testimony
Dec 3, 2025
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  • Privacy & Technology

LETTER Re: State Police Ask Warren Town Council to Approve a Flock Safety Camera

This letter was sent to the members of the Warren Town Council regarding a request from the Rhode Island State Police to approve their installation of a Flock Safety camera in the Town of Warren.
Publication | Letters & Testimony
Nov 18, 2025
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  • Privacy & Technology

LETTER Re: RI Energy Smart Meters

This letter was sent to RI Energy's Director of Government Affairs regarding the ongoing implementation of "smart meters" and privacy concerns about collection, usage, and storage of people's data.
Publication | Letters & Testimony
Nov 17, 2025
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  • Due Process

LETTER Re: Warwick Municipal Court

Letter to the Warwick Mayor regarding a proposed City Council resolution that requests “the General Assembly amend the jurisdiction, powers, procedures, and penalties of the Warwick Municipal Court.”
Publication | Letters & Testimony
Nov 13, 2025
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  • Gender Equality|
  • +1 Issue

TESTIMONY Re: Proposed Pharmaceutical Regulations

This testimony was submitted to the Department of Health regarding proposed regulations on pharmacists and pharmaceuticals.
Publication | Letters & Testimony
Nov 10, 2025
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  • Privacy & Technology

LETTER Re: State Police Ask Bristol Town Council to Approve Flock Safety Camera(s)

This letter was sent to the members of the Bristol Town Council regarding a request from the Rhode Island State Police to approve their installation of “at least one” Flock Safety camera in the town of Bristol.