Publication
Jan 10, 2023
Letters & Testimony
  • First Amendment

LETTER Re: Warwick Community Room Policy

This letter was sent to Mayor of Warwick Frank Picozzi and the Warwick Public Library Board of Trustees regarding their problematic policies governing access to community and meeting rooms.
Publication | Newsletter
Jan 3, 2023
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NEWSLETTER - 2022 - Winter

FRONT PAGE: Affiliate Sues Over RIPTA Breach of Personal Data of More Than 20,000 State Employees.
Publication
Dec 31, 2022
Case Docket

CASE DOCKET: 2022

Publication
Dec 8, 2022
Letters + Testimony
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

LETTER Re: Contesting Plans to Remove Campers from Statehouse

Publication
Nov 7, 2022
letters and testimony
  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

LETTER Re: Body-Worn Camera Use by School Resource Officers

This letter was sent to the superintendents of each school district in RI urging them not to enter into an agreement with their local law enforcement agency to provide body-worn cameras (BWC) to any school resource officers (SRO) in their community’s schools.
Publication | Newsletter
Nov 7, 2022
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NEWSLETTER - 2022 - Fall

FRONT PAGE: ACLU Lawsuit Halts Enforcement of Pawtucket Political Sign Restriction & U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Reproductive Privacy Act.
Publication
Oct 24, 2022
Letters & Testimony
  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

LETTER Re: BCI Procedures for School Volunteers

This letter was sent to the Attorney General's office expressing concerns that the background check process used by the office for school volunteers is patently inconsistent with the relevant state law and inappropriately infringes upon the privacy rights of parents.
Publication
Oct 4, 2022
Letters + Testimony
  • Due Process

LETTER Re: Woonsocket Charter Procedures

This letter was submitted to the Woonsocket City Council and raises numerous concerns about the procedures for removal or impeachment of a mayor that are contained within the Woonsocket municipal charter.
Publication
Sep 19, 2022
letters and testimony

LETTER Re: Cranston Library Event

This letter was sent to the Cranston Public Library in support of their decision, which aligns with the preserving of First Amendment rights, to allow an organization to use space at a local branch location for a "gender ideology" panel discussion.