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AUSTIN, Texas (May 8, 2015) – A Texas bill that would make indefinite detention, as purportedly authorized by the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a criminal act – passed through a state House committee last week. Introduced by Rep. Lyle...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (April 3, 2015) – A bill introduced in the Washington state House would prohibit the state from assisting the federal government in the indefinite detention without due process under provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012...
On Tuesday, a Georgia House Subcommittee held a hearing about a bill that would take a first step against NDAA indefinite detention in the state. House Bill 74 (HB74) was introduced last month by State Reps. Scot Turner (R-21), David Stover (R-71), Steve Tarvin (R-2),...
Texas (HB165) would take big steps to effectively nullify the indefinite detention provisions of the 2012 NDAA, still applicable today. It must pass through the State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee before it can receive a full vote in the...
DENVER (Feb. 19, 2015) – A Colorado bill that would take the first step in stopping indefinite detention in the Centennial State passed out of a House committee on Wednesday. HB1114 would prohibit state cooperation with any federal attempts to indefinitely...
Virginia House Bill 2144 (HB2144) expands on the state’s current anti-indefinite detention law by setting the stage for ending some state-federal partnerships. (read about the bill here). It passed successfully through the state house on Feb. 10 by a 96-4...