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Texas Bills Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

The bill would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer, "for any appropriate relief, including legal or equitable relief, against a peace officer who, under the color of law, deprived the person of or caused the person to be deprived of a right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Texas Constitution."

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Oregon Bill Would Prohibit Warrantless Stingray Spying, Hinder Federal Surveillance Program

SALEM, Ore. (Jan. 14, 2017) – A bill filed in the Oregon Senate would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. The proposed law would not only protect privacy in the in Oregon, but would also hinder one aspect of…

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