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An Arizona bill would take a strong step toward nullifying indefinite detention in the state. Arizona state Senator Judy Burges recently introducedย SB1291. This bill wouldย ban the state of Arizona from enforcing sections 1021 and 1022 of the 2012 National Defense...
CONCORD, N.H., February 7, 2014 โย Yesterday, the New Hampshire house approved a bill which deems federal indefinite detention powers unconstitutional, and bans โany activity that aidsโ the federal government in carrying out such powers. The approval was by a...
Nullification, as an idea, is simple. Legislation, as a process, is not. And when it comes to the egregious violations of the Constitution claimed as federal powers to indefinitely detain anyone without due process, the mode of restoring rule of law will require...
Mississippi lawmakers will have an opportunity to take on federal kidnapping. Mississippi State Senators Angela Burks (R-40) and Sean Tindell (R-49) have introduced legislation to ban their state from cooperating with indefinite detention. SB2753, titled the Liberty...
Last year, SB999 was introduced to take a first step towards protecting people in Pennsylvania from the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA. It has been lying dormant in the Intergovernmental Operations Committee ever since where it will need to pass by...
On January 20, SB2753 was introduced to protect Mississippi citizens from the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA (learn about it here). It was promptly referred to the Judiciary, Division A Committee where it will need to pass by majority vote before the full...
