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Committee considers bill to create state enforcement mechanism for Rhode Island constitutional rights
Summary
House Bill 5223 would establish a statutory private cause of action to seek remedies for violations of rights secured by the Rhode Island Constitution; civil-rights groups and labor organizations testified in support.
Attorney Richard (last name not read fully in excerpt) and representatives from multiple civil-rights and labor organizations testified in favor of House Bill 5223, a proposed Rhode Island enforcement statute that would create a private civil remedy for violations of rights secured by the Rhode Island Constitution and its laws.
Sponsor counsel said recent federal and state decisions have undercut the…
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