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A bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate would make several reforms to the state's asset forfeiture process and close a loophole allowing state and local police to circumvent stringent state asset forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the feds.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (Feb. 8, 2021) – On Friday, a Washington state House committee passed a bill that 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 possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense. A coalition of 23 Democrats introduced House Bill 1202 (HB1202) on Jan. 14. The legislation would create a cause of action for “any person injured in person or property by a peace officer ac...

A bill introduced in the Minnesota Senate 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 possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense.

North Dakota Republicans Neuter Bill to Review and Reject Presidential Executive Orders BISMARCK, N.D. (Feb. 8, 2021) – Last week, a Republican-dominated committee in the North Dakota House took a bill to create a process to end state cooperation with the enforcement of presidential executive orders, and amended it so that the state would only opt out of enforcement if a court gives them permission to do so. A coalition of nine Republicans introduced House Bill 1164 (HB1164) on Jan. 8. As or...

The Dakotas Look to Nullify Biden Executive Orders With the cloud of new regulations, gun control, and anti-jobs measures hanging over the Rocky Mountain West and Upper Great Plains, lawmakers in North and South Dakota are looking to push back through nullification. We had a caller into our radio show Tuesday morning bring up the effort in North Dakota to stop President Bidens executive orders through nullification. A similar effort is underway in South Dakota as well. According to The Tenth Am...

Arkansas Bill Would Take on Future Federal Gun Control LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 5, 2021) – A bill in the Arkansas House would take on any and all future federal gun control. Passage into law would represent the first step toward ending enforcement of some federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state. Rep. Justin Gonzalez (R-Okolona) along with eight Republican cosponsors introduced House Bill 1386 (HB1386) on Feb. 2. The legislation would prohibit a state agen...

This Isn’t a Joe Biden Problem Hyper partisanship is one of the biggest barriers to protecting liberty. We need to push back against federal power no matter who is the president. @mmaharrey10thpic.twitter.com/gpcPmhkSSw— TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) January 28, 2021 Yes – the Tenth Amendment Center is going to be extremely important in fighting back the overreaching federal government we’re sure to get under Joe Biden. But if you don’t recognize that the Tenth Amendment Cent...

Titled the “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” the legislation would ban any entity or person, including any public officer or employee of the state and its political subdivisions, from enforcing any past, present or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, regulations, statutes, or ordinances” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Jan. 28, 2021) – On Tuesday, a Utah Senate committee passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws and make it more difficult for state and local police to participate in a program that allows them to circumvent tighter state asset forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the […]

The legislation would prohibit police officers, state employees, and employees of any political subdivision of the state from enforcing, assisting in the enforcement of, or otherwise cooperating in the enforcement of a "federal ban" on firearms, magazines, or ammunition.