Tennessee House Committee 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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Rhode Island Bill Would Limit Warrantless Electronic Data Collection and Stingray Surveillance

Titled the “Electronic Information and Data Privacy Act,” the legislation would prohibit law enforcement agencies from obtaining “the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device; or electronic information or data transmitted by the owner of the electronic information or data to a remote computing service provider” without a warrant based on probable cause.

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Articles of Confederation: An Introduction

March 1, 1781 - the Second Continental Congress put into effect the Articles of Confederation as the law of the land, making it the first Constitution for the United States. The Articles have been mostly thrown in the dustbin of history, but doing so skips over essential, foundational principles of the Founders and Old Revolutionaries.

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Missouri Bill Would Create Process to Review and Reject Unconstitutional Federal Acts

he legislation would authorize the General Assembly and the Attorney General to review and prohibit the implementation of certain federal actions within the state.

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Minnesota Bill Would Ban Facial Recognition Surveillance

Under the law, a government entity or official could not "obtain, retain, access, or use any face surveillance system or any information obtained from a face surveillance system; or enter into an agreement or arrangement with a private entity to obtain, retain, access, or use any face surveillance system or any information obtained from a face surveillance system."

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Montana House Committee Passes Defend the Guard Act

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

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North Carolina Bill Would Allow Permitless Concealed Carry in the State

The legislation would generally allow adults legally allowed to own a firearm to carry a weapon concealed or openly without a state-issued permit.

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Kansas Bill Would Set Foundation to Nullify Enforcement Of Federal Red Flag Laws

The legislation would prohibit any city, county, or state official from enforcing any federal act “purporting to implement or enforce” an extreme risk protective order.

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Montana Bill Would Create a Constitution Settlement Commission of States to Review Federal Powers

A bill introduced in the Montana Senate would create a "Constitution Settlement Commission of the States" by state compact to review, evaluate, and define the scope and power of the federal government. This would set the stage for states to take further action to refuse to cooperate with overreaching federal power.

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Bill to Create State Process to End Qualified Immunity Passes Second Washington House Committee

HB1025 specifies that qualified immunity is not a defense in cases brought under this statute.

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