“If you want to seek refuge in Rhode Island, you must be quarantined.”
, calling on everyone in Rhode Island to stay at home. She also said anyone entering Rhode Island from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days. There is an exception for those who travel for work but any Rhode Islander who leaves the state for work must self-quarantine when they return.
Those who arrived from out of state can quarantine anywhere they are staying, regardless of whether it’s a hotel or a rental home or a home they own. Hotels and rental companies have been told to inform their guests of the order. But chances are someone likely got to them before considering that in addition to stopping cars with New York plates, National Guard troops are being posted at train stations and bus depots.
Raimondo said the harsh measures were necessary because the small state isn’t prepared to deal with a large increase in COVID-19 cases. “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t think it were necessary,” she said. The move faced objections, including from the ACLU of Rhode Island. “While the Governor may have the power to suspend some state laws and regulations to address this medical emergency, she cannot suspend the Constitution,”. “Under the Fourth Amendment, having a New York state license plate simply does not, and cannot, constitute ‘probable cause’ to allow police to stop a car and interrogate the driver, no matter how laudable the goal of the stop may be.”Readers like you make our work possible.
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