Tag: American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island
Do you support the use of Flock cameras in local communities?
Backlash is growing nationally and in some local communities to Flock Group Inc. cameras that capture and record license plate numbers of passing cars.
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Towns, cities divided on concerns about Flock cameras
Tensions are high, and opinions are split among Rhode Island residents and municipal leaders regarding the use of Flock Group Inc. cameras designed to...
Lawsuit against Brown University sparks debate on campus police secrecy at...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A new lawsuit against Brown University has renewed questions surrounding the secrecy afforded many law enforcement officers employed by private colleges and...
After winning over House for second year, fate of election deepfakes...
ChatGPT was hardly a household name when Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski first pitched state regulations limiting artificial intelligence in elections in January 2024.
Seventeen months later, the AI-powered...
For local leaders, ‘sanctuary’ has become a word to avoid
Rhode Island and its capital city may have adopted policies that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in many cases,...
Appeal of state’s $15B Medicaid contract highlights secrecy of process
It’s hard to make a case without all the facts.
Which is why the two health insurance companies denied a piece of the state’s $15.5 billion, five-year...
Do you agree with Cranston’s clampdown on homeless encampments?
Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins has signed an executive order allowing police to remove homeless encampments.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on Aug....
Is holding an R.I. constitutional convention a danger?
As Rhode Island undertakes its once-a-decade tradition of deliberating whether the state should hold a constitutional convention, a unified opposition and scattered proponents have...
Judge denies request to dismiss data breach lawsuit against RIPTA, UnitedHealthcare
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc.'s class action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare of...
R.I. election panel opts not to delve back into Matos signature...
That was fast.
After monthslong discussion of signature fraud on Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos’ congressional campaign nomination papers, a state elections panel put the controversy...
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