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New York Assembly Bill Would Ban Warrantless Drone Surveillance

The legislation would require a search warrant prior to the use of drones for any law enforcement purposes in most situations. It would also require police to get a search warrant before obtaining any data or information collected by a privately operated drone. Under the law, police would be able to use a drone without a warrant for search and rescue operations and to survey conditions in dangerous areas after a natural disaster.

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Maine Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Set Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

A group of supporters organized by Diego Rivera of Bring Our Troops Home testified in favor of the bill. Supporters covered a wide range of topics, from constitutional and legal issues to the cost of endless, undeclared wars.

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California Bill Would Expand Limits on ALPR Data Retention, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program

AB1453 would also prohibit ALPR information from being sold, shared, or transferred to an out-of-state or federal agency without a valid subpoena, court order, or warrant.

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States Don’t Have to Help the Feds

State and local governments don’t have to help the feds. They don’t have to help them enforce drug laws, or gun laws, or anything in between. And they don’t need a reason to refuse to help. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For More Information The Anti-Commandeering Doctrine: […]

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Federal Law is not “Always Supreme”

Even though most people seem to believe it - and the government definitely acts as if it were true, federal law is not “always supreme” - all the time. Arguing in support of that requires ignoring the words of the supremacy clause - and the history of the American Revolution, which was a rejection of this kind of unlimited, centralized power.

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Maryland House Passes Bill to Limit Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition

While passage into law would not end government use of facial recognition in Maryland, it would set the foundation by setting some initial limits on the technology and preventing ongoing surveillance using facial recognition.

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To the Governor: Idaho Passes Bill to Expand Raw Milk Sales in the State

In effect, the changes in the law would facilitate herd shares and make it easier for people willing to pay another individual for the upkeep of milk-producing livestock to share raw milk and other things produced from the raw milk of those shared animals.

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New Hampshire House Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana With No Taxation or Regulation

The legislation would remove marijuana from the state's list of banned substances and strike provisions in current law that refer to criminal penalties for cannabis-related offenses. The proposed law would not create any kind of tax or regulatory program for marijuana. It would effectively become legal to possess, cultivate, buy, and sell cannabis just like tomatoes.

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The Feds Won’t Protect You from the Feds

You can't expect the federal government to protect you from the federal government. Most people think the only “checks and balances” come from the separation of powers between the three branches of the federal government.

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Nullify NSA and the ATF Too: NMN Ep 9

As Thomas Jefferson told us - “the ground of liberty is to be gained by inches.”
This week’s reports include:
-NSA Surveillance Section 702
-4th Amendment Protection Act
-Kentucky vs ATF

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