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Minnesota Bill Would Establish State Process to End Qualified Immunity

The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who subjects or causes to be subjected any individual to a deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Minnesota constitution or the U.S. Constitution.

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Tennessee House Passes Bill to Create State Gold and Silver Reserves

In practice, the enactment of HB1479 would allow the state of Tennessee to hold reserves of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium coins and bars.

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Vermont Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin Despite Federal Prohibition

The legislation would amend existing state law by removing criminal penalties for the "possessing, dispensing, or selling" of psilocybin. The bill would also establish a Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group for continued research into the beneficial effects of psilocybin.

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Idaho Bill Would Set Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

BOISE, Idaho (March 7, 2023) –  A bill filed in the Idaho Senate would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance under the Constitution. The Senate State Affairs Committee introduced […]

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Texas Bill Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a peace officer who “under the color of law, deprived the person of or caused the person to be deprived of a right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Texas Constitution."

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Montana Senate Passes Bill to Expand Right to Try Act; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments

The enactment of SB422 would expand the law to enable any patient to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA. SB422 would simply remove all patient eligibility requirements from the current law.

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To the Governor: Utah Fake “Sanctuary” Bill that Ensures Federal Gun Control Enforcement Will Continue

the legislation includes so many exceptions it would do virtually nothing in practice or effect. And language in the bill would likely be a green light for state and local law enforcement to keep working with the ATF to violate the Second Amendment.

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Minnesota Bills Would Ban No-Knock Warrants

Under the proposed law, police officers would be prohibited from executing a no-knock warrant or seeking a warrant authorizing them to make entry into a residence “without first knocking, announcing his or her office, and giving the occupants a reasonable amount of time, no less than 30 seconds, to respond.”

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Montana Senate Passes Bill to Limit Warrantless Use of Facial Recognition Technology

The legislation would ban warrantless facial recognition surveillance in Montana in most situations and would place general limits on the use of facial recognition technology by government agencies.

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Idaho Bill Would Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the proposed law would prohibit a financial institution or its agent from requiring a specific firearm or ammunition merchant code to any firearms business located in Idaho.

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