Maryland 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 the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Maryland constitution or the U.S. Constitution.

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Oklahoma Bill Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who "under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the Bill of Rights, Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution."

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New York Bill Would Ban the Use of Facial Recognition With Police Body Cams

The proposed law would prohibit local law enforcement agencies and the New York State Police from installing, activating, or using any facial recognition or biometric surveillance system in connection with a body-worn camera or any data collected by an officer camera.

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Minnesota Bill Would Ban State Enforcement of Federal Vaccine Mandates

Under the proposed law, no state government entity or its subdivisions would have the authority to enforce or attempt to enforce any vaccine passport, pass, or credential in the state, whether by a federal act, law, executive order, administrative order, court order, rule, regulation, statute, or ordinance.

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Arizona Senate Bill Would Set Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Arizona National Guard into “active duty combat” unless specific constitutional requirements are met

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There is no Silver Bullet

There is no silver bullet that will magically end the empire and give us a real “land of the free.” Instead, it will take fortitude and perseverance in support of liberty, and a dedication by the people to “eternally press forward for what is yet to get.”

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Mississippi Committee Passes Bill to 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 "assigning" a specific firearm or ammunition merchant code to any firearms business located in Mississippi.

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West Virginia Bill Would Take Steps Against Fusion Center Surveillance

he proposed law would prohibit any federal agency employee or contractor from remotely accessing fusion center assets or infrastructure absent a valid warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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