SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 20, 2018) – Yesterday, a California Assembly committee passed a bill that would increase oversight and transparency of law enforcement surveillance technology. Passage of the bill would take the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into a broader national surveillance state.
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TRENTON, N.J. (June 13, 2018) – On Monday, a second New Jersey Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would impose strict reporting requirements for all asset forfeitures in the state. This legislation would take a first step that could lead to substantive reforms, including closing a federal loophole that allows police to bypass strict state asset forfeiture laws.
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Testimony offered before the N.C. Commission of Inquiry on Torture (NCCIT) earlier this month revealed the culpability of state and local officials in a program of extraordinary rendition and torture. Knowing how states helped facilitate torture opens the door to take steps to keep it from happening again.
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Some people say an 1830 letter from James Madison proves he opposed nullification in all situations. Nothing could be further from the truth.
DetailsSACRAMENTO (Oct. 5, 2017) – Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to withdraw state resources from the enforcement of most federal immigration laws. Once in effect on Jan. 1, 2018, the new law will likely have the effect of further nullifying those federal acts in practice.
DetailsI’m not saying there’s no way Senate Republicans can redeem their bill. I have offered ideas that might. But at this point, the Cruz amendment does not redeem or even add to the bill.
DetailsSACRAMENTO (Jun. 28, 2017) – Yesterday, a California Senate committee passed a bill to withdraw state resources from federal marijuana prohibition enforcement.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (June 14, 2017) – Earlier this month, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state.
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DENVER Colo. (May 10, 2017) – Today, the Colorado legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill that would take a big step toward closing a federal asset forfeiture loophole. It now goes to the Governor’s desk for a signature.
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