Right to Repair, Energy Storage Systems, Citizenship in the Census and More

Posted on March 28, 2018

Consumers’ Right to Energy Storage Systems Act: Thanks to Tesla and other high-tech companies, home battery systems are coming and many electric utilities are trying to stop them. Based on a groundbreaking new Colorado...

We don’t need to overturn the Second Amendment to enact strong gun laws

Posted on March 28, 2018

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens recently wrote an op-ed calling for a constitutional amendment to repeal the Second Amendment. And he is correct that Justice Antonin Scalia’s majority ruling in District of...

PLI quoted in Rewire about protecting Roe

Posted on March 22, 2018

New York Could Become the Latest State to Solidify ‘Roe’ Protections as Trump Looms by Auditi Guha The New York State Assembly passed the Reproductive Health Act passed last week, the latest step in a nationwide effort by...

Religious “Freedom,” Pharmacists Act, Environmental Justice and More

Posted on March 15, 2018

No Gag Rule on Pharmacists Act: This is one of the fastest-moving bills of 2018. Some health insurance and pharmacy benefits managers restrict pharmacists from telling customers how they can save money on certain...

The unholy misuse of “freedom” of religion

Posted on March 15, 2018

The radical right is engaged in political warfare to impose fundamentalist Christianity on all Americans. To be more specific, they are trying to enact laws and policies to: Allow businesspeople to refuse service to...

Progress in February-March 2018

Posted on March 14, 2018

** = new since our last report Civil Rights & Liberties Delaware’s governor signed HB 204, which seeks to reduce the reliance on a cash bail system in the pretrial process to reduce the...

PLI quoted in New York Times story on stun cuffs

Posted on March 12, 2018

To Control Inmates, Some Counties Try the Threat of Electric Shock by Jacey Fortin Many of the electric shock devices used by law enforcement are meant to be out of sight, but every once in...

Assault Weapons Ban, Recording of Interrogations, Hacker-Proof Voting Myth and More

Posted on February 28, 2018

Electronic Recording of Interrogations Act: Every year, innocent people are jailed because of false confessions. Every state and locality with a police force can help protect the innocent and convict the guilty by mandating...

Recent abortion rights legislation in cities

Posted on February 28, 2018

This edition focuses on policies that expand reproductive rights on the local level. A lot of crucial work can be done by city councils, mayors and other local leaders that will improve women’s lives....

How to Argue for Stronger Gun Laws

Posted on February 23, 2018

Once again, we’re engaged in a debate over gun laws following a horrific massacre. The problem is not American public opinion. The highly-respected Quinnipiac University Poll reported on February 20 that Americans support universal...

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