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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday December 18, 2022 ( 3 items )  

ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND AND CENTER FOR JUSTICE SEEK COURT INJUNCTION AGAINST REMOVAL OF CAMPING PROTESTERS FROM STATE HOUSE GROUNDS
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 14 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2022: Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a complaint on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals to allow them to continue camping at the State House to protest the lack of adequate housing for individuals in Rhode Island. The complaint supplements one filed last week by attorney Ric  more

Americans for Financial Reform: Senator Warns Court Ruling Threatens Federal Reserve Funding
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSgov) -- The Americans for Financial Reform posted the following news release on Dec. 16, 2022: Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island today warned that a recent court decision in the Fifth Circuit, though aimed at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, also threatens the funding stream of the Federal Reserve that underpins its independence from politics. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the CFPB's funding, which is drawn from the Federal Reserve, is unc  more

STATEMENT FROM THE ACLU OF RI AND CENTER FOR JUSTICE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S DENIAL OF A REQUEST FOR AN INJUNCTION IN DOE V. MCKEE
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2022: * * * The ACLU of Rhode Island and Center for Justice issued the following statement in response to this afternoon's ruling on Doe v. McKee, a lawsuit filed on behalf of of two dozen homeless individuals to allow them to continue camping at the State House to protest the lack of adequate housing for individuals in Rhode Island, which denied the requ  more