State Bills
16 States Simultaneously Announce Efforts to Protect Privacy, #TakeCTRL
Today, legislators in 16 states simultaneously announced the introduction of an array of bills to protect privacy. In 1975, Sen. Frank Church warned that the U.S. surveillance state could eventually lead to โtotal tyranny.โ โIf a dictator ever took charge in this...
Status Report: States Can Nullify Federal Gun Control in Practice
There were several important victories in the fight to protect the Second Amendment from federal attack during the 2015 legislative session. This sets the stage for further action to nullify in practiceย federal infringement on the right to keep and bear arms in 2016....
Six State Laws to Nullify Federal Actions in Practice Go Into Effect
On Saturday, four state laws went into effect that nullify specific federal acts in practice, along with two others that went on the books placing significant roadblocks in the way of some federal programs. โFor far too long, we’ve assumed that when the federal...
Nullification Season: 200 State Bills and Counting
Less than one month into the 2015 state legislative season and the Tenth Amendment Center counts more than 200 bills seeking to block or limit federal power. Sponsored by both Democrats and Republicans, these bills range from narrowly focused legislation that would...