The legislation would require police serving a search or arrest warrant to “give appropriate notice of the identity, authority and purpose of the officer to the person to be searched or arrested, or to the person in apparent control of the premises to be searched.”
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The proposed law would ban the search of geolocation data or keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites. It would also bar courts from issuing reverse location search warrants and create a process to suppress any evidence gathered in violation of the law.
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Today in history, on January 5, 1781, much of Richmond, Virginia was burned to the ground by a British naval force led by Benedict Arnold. It was his most significant military retort against his former cause, a devastating strike that followed his dramatic betrayal.
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Under the proposed law, “A person or public entity acting under color of law who subjects or causes to be subjected any other person to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the federal or state Constitution or laws, is liable to the injured party for legal or equitable relief or any other appropriate relief.”
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A bill filed in the New York Assembly would legalize the personal possession and use of “magic mushrooms,” and ban state and local enforcement of the ongoing federal prohibition of the same. Passage would set the stage to nullify federal prohibition in practice and effect.
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The legislation would ban New Hampshire law enforcement officers from seeking, executing, or participating in “no-knock” warrant.
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A bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones without a warrant in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Sooner State; it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.
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Arizona, Missouri and Montana prohibit state and local law enforcement from helping the feds enforce various gun control measures, including the new “frame or receiver rule” going after so-called “ghost guns.” This sets a strong foundation for the people in those states to nullify the unconstitutional federal gun control measure in practice and effect.
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HB1420 would make it legal for Virginians to "carry a concealed handgun without a permit anywhere they may lawfully carry a handgun openly." The enactment of a so-called “constitutional carry” bill would also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control.
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Two California laws went into effect today that will help expand the state's marijuana market despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.
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