SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Jan. 20, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Illinois legislature would ban the use “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Illinois, but would also hinder one aspect of the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Jan. 20, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Missouri legislature would ban the use “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the the Show-Me State, but would also hinder one…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 20, 2016) – A bill filed in Oklahoma this week would significantly limit drone surveillance in the state, and also serve to thwart one aspect of the federal surveillance state. Rep. Paul Wesselhoft introduced House Bill 2337 (HB2337), the Oklahoma Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Act. The bill requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 20, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Arizona House would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations. Rep.…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 19, 2016) – An Indiana bill would allow the state hemp seed commissioner to issue licenses for industrial hemp production without first obtaining federal waivers. Passage of this legislation would set the foundation to nullify in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition of hemp within the state. Rep. Lloyd Arnold (R-Dist. 74) introduced House Bill…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Jan. 19, 2016) – An Arizona bill would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale) filed House Bill 2300 (HB2300) last week with three other…
MADISON, Wisc. (Jan. 18, 2016) – A Wisconsin bill would legalize some raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward effectively nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. A bipartisan coalition of 18 legislators filed Assembly Bill 697 (AB697) on Jan. 13. The legislation would allow dairy farmers to sell unpasteurized (raw) milk…
LINCOLN, Neb. (Jan. 17, 2016) – A bill filed in the Nebraska legislature 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 location of…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Jan. 17, 2016) – A West Virginia bill would legalize the sale of raw milk within the state, taking an important step toward effectively nullifying the federal prohibition scheme. A coalition of nine Republican representatives filed House Bill 2448 (HB2448) on Jan. 13. The legislation would legalize the sale of “raw milk…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2015) – A bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate would withdraw the state from Common Core standards, an important step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state. Sen. Mike Wilson (R- Bowling Green), along with four cosponsors, introduced Senate Bill 1 (SB1) on Jan. 6. The legislation would void Common Core…