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DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 9, 2022) – A bill introduced in the Iowa House would take on federal gun control; past, present and future. Passage into law would represent a major step toward ending federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state. A large coalition of Republicans introduced

SB2 declares that “any and all federal acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations related to firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition are a direct infringement on the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America and therefore are unconstitutional” and bans any “officer, agent, or employee of the State of Alabama or a political subdivision thereof” from enforcing such federal acts.

Some Republicans in Concord want to expand a new state law prohibiting vaccination requirements in many cases to county-run nursing homes and the state hospital, a move that could cost the state tens of millions of dollars.

The law would prohibit any public officer or employee of the state from enforcing or attempting to enforce any of the specifically defined infringements on the right to keep and bear arms.

"We need more than three times as many attorneys as we currently have to do a constitutionally effective job on cases."

The proposed law would prohibit Missouri law enforcement agencies or prosecutors from entering into agreements to transfer seized property to a federal agency by way of adoption or other means for the purpose of the property’s forfeiture under federal law.

The proposed law would allow people to sue in state court for violations of the U.S. Constitution or laws of the United States, as well as the West Virginia state constitution. All matters regarding the U.S. Constitution or federal law will be remanded to federal courts. To avoid this, plaintiffs would have to sue based solely on the West Virginia Constitution and its bill of rights. The only way to avoid federal jurisdiction and ensure federal qualified immunity doesn’t come into play would b...

Bills filed in the New York House and Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction and opt the state out of a federal asset forfeiture program known as “equitable sharing" in most cases

The ABA report is just the latest indicators that Oregon’s public defense system is failing to meet its constitutional requirements.

The ABA report is just the latest indicators that Oregon’s public defense system is failing to meet its constitutional requirements.