California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Curb ‘Policing for Profit’ via Asset Forfeiture

SACRAMENTO, Ca. (Aug. 27, 2015) – Today, a power California Assembly Committee passed a bill that not only bolsters restrictions on state officials from seizing property without due process, but throws a wrench into federal efforts to do the same. Previously passed by the Senate, it moves one step closer to the Governor’s desk. Introduced by Sen.…

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Red State Betrayal: Arkansas GOP Pushes to Implement Obamacare

In solidly red Arkansas, with Republicans now controlling both houses of the state legislature and the governor’s office, one would expect robust opposition to federal overreach, particularly Obamacare. But Arkansas Republicans were unable to come together in opposition to the Affordable Care Act during the 2015 legislative session. To make matters even worse, many Arkansas…

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24 States and Counting: Oregon Right to Try Act Signed as Law, Takes on Some FDA Restrictions

SALEM, Ore. (Aug. 17, 2015) – Last week, Gov. Brown signed a bill into law that sets the stage to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules preventing terminally-ill patients from accessing experimental treatments. Introduced at the request of House Interim Committee on Health Care, House Bill 2300 (HB2300) allows terminally ill patients access to…

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23 States and Counting: Illinois Right to Try Act Signed as Law, Takes on Some FDA Restrictions

SPRINGFIELD, Il. (Aug. 11, 2015) Last week, Gov. Rauner signed a bill into law to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that prevent terminally ill patients from accessing experimental treatments. Introduced by Rep. Greg Harris (R-13) and 21 bipartisan co-sponsors, House Bill 1335 (HB1335) gives terminally ill patients access to medicines that…

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Nullification In Effect: First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Nevada

SPARKS, Nev. (Aug. 4, 2015) – Nevada’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened last Friday, representing another step toward nullifying the federal ban on cannabis in practice in the Silver State. Nevada legalized marijuana for medical use more than a decade ago, but it wasn’t until 2013 that the legislature passed a bill allowing dispensaries to…

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Federal District Court Judge Orders State Dept to Produce ALL Clinton Email Records!

BREAKING: Federal Judge Request All Clinton Email Records By AM on August 3, 2015 A Federal Judge ordered the State Department to request that Hillary Clinton and her top aides confirm, under penalty of perjury, that they have produced all government records […] Source: http://conservativepost.com/breaking-federal-judge-request-all-clinton-email-records/

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Today: North Dakota Hemp Law Goes into Effect, Nullifies in Practice Decades-Long Federal Ban

BISMARCK, N.D. (Aug. 1, 2015) – Today, a North Dakota law authorizing the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state goes into effect, nullifying in practice the federal prohibition on the same. Introduced by Reps. David Monson (R-10) and Alan Fehr (R-36) along with Sen. Tom Campbell (R-19), House Bill 1436 (HB1436) passed…

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Law Taking on Warrantless Drone Spying in North Dakota Goes into Effect this Week

BISMARCK, N.D. (July 30, 2015) – A North Dakota law drastically restricting the use of drones by state and local law enforcement goes into effect Saturday, thwarting a crucial aspect of the federal surveillance state. House Bill 1328 (HB1328) requires law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant before deploying a drone for surveillance purposes with…

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This Week: Three New State Right to Try Laws Take on Some FDA Restrictions

(July 29, 2015) – Patients facing life-threatening illnesses will have more treatment options open to them in Alabama, North Dakota and Minnesota on Saturday thanks to new laws that tear down federal roadblocks going into effect this week. These new “Right to Try” laws effectively nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that stop…

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