Rhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Put Limits on Warrantless Electronic Data Collection and Hinder Federal Surveillance
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 9, 2022) – Last week, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most...
Rhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 4, 2022) – Yesterday, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions that violate individual rights without the...
Rhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would End State Civil Asset Forfeiture But Federal Loophole Would Remain
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 7, 2022) – On Tuesday, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would repeal the state’s civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. But the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to...