Michael Evora

Move quickly if you want to testify in favor of repealing LEOBoR

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Friday that they will be hearing testimony on a slate of policing and criminal justice bills, including three bills on the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights (LEOBoR) on Monday at 3:30pm....

Senate LEOBoR Task Force votes on final recommendations
May 2, 2022

Senate LEOBoR Task Force votes on final recommendations

“…no one has managed to convince me why there is a need for a Law Enforcement Officer’s...
Civil rights groups decry downplaying of racial disparities in police traffic stops
December 16, 2020

Civil rights groups decry downplaying of racial disparities in police traffic stops

“It is time for the state to grapple with, rather than find excuses for, the presence of...
Is the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights about accountability?
December 16, 2020

Is the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights about accountability?

At the most recent meeting of the Senate Task Force to suggest changes to the Law Enforcement...
Third meeting of the LEOBoR task force talks officers and chiefs, but what about civilians?
December 13, 2020

Third meeting of the LEOBoR task force talks officers and chiefs, but what about civilians?

“There seems to be a conflict between civilian [constitutional] rights … and what LEOBoR does, and to...
Reform or Repeal? The Senate LEOBoR Task Force holds first meeting
August 27, 2020

Reform or Repeal? The Senate LEOBoR Task Force holds first meeting

Task Force member Jose Batista, executive director of PERA, suggested that the Task Force work “the opposite...
New study shows racial disparity in Rhode Island traffic stops
May 1, 2018

New study shows racial disparity in Rhode Island traffic stops

A new analysis of law enforcement traffic stops found that a “total of 11.4 percent of motorists...
Tanzi’s sexual harassment commission hits the ground running
October 31, 2019

Tanzi’s sexual harassment commission hits the ground running

The first meeting of Rhode Island State Representative Teresa Tanzi‘s Special Legislative Commission to Study Unlawful Sexual...
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