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The legislation amends existing state law that creates a cause of action in state courts to sue a “person or persons, whether or not acting under color of law, interferes or attempts to interfere, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, with the exercise or enjoyment by any individual or individuals of rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or of the rights secured by the Constitution or laws of this state.”

TALAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 28, 2021) – Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate for the 2022 legislative session would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions that violate individual rights without the “qualified immunity” defense. Rep. Cord Byrd (R) filed House Bill 829 […]

Late on Friday news came out that Facebook had sent a cease and desist letter to researchers at NYU working on the Ad Observatory...

A bill prefiled in the Kentucky House for the 2022 legislative session would ban state and local enforcement of most federal gun control; past, present and future. The enactment of this law represents an important first step toward bringing those measures to an end within the state.

The legislation would add some teeth to a "Second Amendment Sanctuary" law enacted in 2021 that - in practice - created a sanctuary for absolutely nothing.

The legislation would ban the state and its political subdivisions, or any person acting under the color of state, county, or municipal law from using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with any law, act, rule, order, or regulation of the United States Government or Executive Order of the President of the United States that is inconsistent with any New Hampshire law regarding the regulation of firearms, ammunition, magazines or the ammunition feeding device...

At least five bills have been profiled in the Alabama legislature that would end or limit state and local enforcement of federal gun control. Enactment of one or more of these bills into law would represent a step toward ending federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state.

This would create an alternate pathway to hold police officers accountable for their actions without qualified immunity as a defense. The weakness in the New Jersey state process is that it requires the AG, a government official, to initiate the lawsuit. Individuals cannot file suit under the law on their own.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that takes the first step toward withdrawing the state from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), setting the stage to implement a "state plan" in its place.