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RICHMOND, Va.- (Jan. 19, 2015)ย A bill introduced in the Virginia assembly would take the next step in stopping illegal federal kidnapping under the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. Virginia stood alone and passed the first bill in the country addressing...
NDAA indefinite detention powers rermain in full effect after the Supreme Court refused to even listen to the Hedges v. Obama case challenging their constitutionality. What was the Court’s rationale? It said that the plaintiffs did not show “a sufficient...
On Mar. 21, SF2854 was introduced to start the process of protecting Minnesota residents from the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA. (learn more about it here) It was promptly referred to the Judiciary Committee where it will need to pass by a majority vote...
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...
