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Signed as Law: Utah Puts Limits on Warrantless Biometric Surveillance
The new law prohibits government entities, including law enforcement agencies, from obtaining biometric surveillance information without a warrant and a publicly available written policy outlining the agency's use of such ...
New Jersey Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver
the New Jersey Senate unanimously passed a bill that would exempt gold and silver bullion from state sales and use taxes. Enactment of this legislation would not only relieve some ...
Signed as Law: Utah Prohibits Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases
The new law prohibits a “financial entity” operating in the state such as a credit card network from assigning a “firearms code” to a firearms retailer or requiring it to ...
Minnesota Bill Would Establish State Process to End Qualified Immunity
A bill introduced in the Minnesota House would create a process to sue police officers in state court for the deprivation of individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” ...
Tennessee Senate Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender
Under the proposed law, “precious metal coins” would be legal tender in the state and recognized as a “medium of exchange for the payment of debts and taxes.” ...
To the Governor: Kentucky Passes Bill to Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases
Titled the Second Amendment Privacy Act, the legislation would prohibit financial institutions from requiring or incentivizing a merchant category code that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers. It would ...
Hidden Gems: James Madison’s Top-12 Quotes on the Constitution
Born March 16, 1751 - the “father of the Constitution” had plenty to say about the system he was so influential in creating - and how to enforce it when ...
Oklahoma House Passes Bill to Exclude CBDC from State Definition of Money
the Oklahoma House passed a bill that would expressly exclude a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the definition of money in the state, creating potentially significant roadblocks to its ...
Signed as Law: Utah Excludes CBDC from State Definition of Legal Tender
The new law specifes that “a central bank digital currency is not specie legal tender and is not legal tender in the state,” effectively excluding CBDC from the state’s definition ...
Maryland Senate Passes Bill to Put Some Limits on Police Use of Facial Recognition
SB182 would ban the use of facial recognition on individuals “engaged in activity protected under the United States Constitution, the Maryland Constitution, or the Maryland Declaration of Rights” unless there ...
Signed by the Governor: Indiana Law Prohibits Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law that will prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant category code that enables the tracking ...
Oklahoma House Passes Bill That Would Take Additional Steps to Treat Gold and Silver Like Money
the Oklahoma House passed a bill that would clarify and expand the definition of gold and silver as legal tender in the state, and eliminate state capital gains taxes on ...
