It’s Back: Federal Asset Forfeiture Program Helps Local Police Take Property
Through the federal “equitable sharing” program, police work with federal agencies to take your property - and they don’t even need to convict you of any criminal activity.
Oklahoma House Subcommittee Passes Bill to Restrict ALPR Use; Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 1, 2016) – On Thursday, an Oklahoma House subcommittee passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the…
Signed By the Governor: Maine Right to Try Act Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminally-Ill
AUGUSTA, Maine (April 1, 2016) – On Wednesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill into law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Rep. Thomas Longstaff (D-Waterville) introduced House Bill 180 (LD180) last year, and the…
Alaska Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Industrial Hemp, Foundation to Nullify Federal Ban in Practice
JUNEAU, Alaska (April 1, 2016) – An Alaska Senate committee has passed a bill that would effectively legalize growing industrial hemp in the state, taking a step toward nullifying federal prohibition. Sen. Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage) introduced Senate Bill 8 (SB8) last year. As introduced, the legislation would have removed hemp from the state’s list of…
California Assembly Committee Passes Right to Try Act Rejecting Some FDA Restrictions on Terminally-Ill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 1, 2016) – An important California Assembly committee unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. A massive bipartisan coalition of 29 Assembly members introduced Assembly Bill 1668 (AB1668) on…
Inquiry on Nullification from an Unlikely Source
Today, we received an email inquiry about nullification from someone who is part of the national team at Convention of States Project. I thought this was interesting because no organization has been more disparaging of nullification efforts than CoS. Well, maybe ThinkProgress. But it’s close. In case you’re also interested in this communication, here is the full…
Podcast: Freedom of Speech and the First Amendment
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head I talk about the First Amendment, its relation to freedom of speech, and more generally the importance of free expression in a free society. The shutdown of a Donald Trump rally in Chicago generated a lot of discussion about freedom of speech. I keep hearing people say,…
Signed by the Governor: Nebraska Law Expands Health Freedom
LINCOLN, Neb. (March 31, 2016) – Yesterday, Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill into law to help facilitate healthcare freedom, an essential component of any strategy to reject Obamacare. Sen. Merv Riepe (R-Omaha) introduced Legislative Bill 817 (LB817) back in January. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do…
Now In Effect: New Oregon Law Expands Hemp Market, Sets Stage to Further Nullify Federal Prohibition
SALEM, Ore. (March 30, 2016) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed a bill into law that relaxes state hemp licensing requirements, making the crop more like other agricultural products. The measure opens up the hemp market to small and individual farmers, paving the way for faster development of Oregon’s hemp market, and further nullifying federal…
California Senator Issues Statement on Federal Asset Forfeiture, Calls to Override Gov. Brown Veto
SB 443 will ensure that a person’s property can only be permanently forfeited as once a conviction is obtained in a court of law.
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