To Criminalize Protest

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American democracy is at risk. Free expression is the cornerstone of any free society, and the First Amendment guarantees the right of the people to peaceably assemble. These bills working their way through state legislatures set steep penalties for different aspects of peaceful protest, and therefore would stifle dissent in this country. Every right we have depends on the right to speak out.

Michigan's lame duck session sees many major bills tabled Tuesday, December 20, 2016- 5:13pm These bills will be taken up next session in January under the new legislature, which will include those newly elected to the state House in November. In an interview, Irwin said this bill would be a step back in achieving a representative vote from an entire population. ” Union Picketing Provisions-Tabled House bills 4643 and 4630 aimed at union protests and strikes in Michigan. This is a direct removal of people ’s rights. Energy Policy-Passed Two environmental bills, Senate bills 437 and 438 However, Irwin also noted that the bills were a compromise between many interests and that he was happy about how some of the issues were resolved.

Since ALEC decided to promote this legislation nationwide in January of 2018, critical infrastructure bills have been introduced in more than a dozen states. In all but two of those states an ALEC legislator has been listed as sponsor. In Illinois, bill co- sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski is a confirmed member of this powerful lobbying group. ALEC is n’t often at the forefront of legislative changes in blue states like Illinois, but with overwhelming support for this bill by Democrats in the Illinois House, that may be changing. but this bill is not it. Similar bills are still pending in other states, and the legislative season is almost over for the year. Read up on these bills, and do everything you can to speak out.

But activists are facing threats to their right to protest in state legislatures across the country. The bills are not seeking to target protest generally, they are much more sneaky than that. But this was just the beginning. When voting on these laws, Oklahoma legislators made clear that these bills were a direct response to pipeline protests. Since that time, these bills have been introduced in nearly two dozen states, and enacted in five, though several more states are currently considering these bills. Generally, critical infrastructure bills share several common elements. Energy Transfer is one of several companies that has been lobbying for these bills. This session critical infrastructure bills have been introduced in thirteen states, primarily in the Midwest. Time is running out.

Is this spate of anti- protest bills a coincidence? Of course, these legislators do n’t say their goal is to criminalize protest. But even if these bills are dressed up in language about public safety or the “ right to drive, ” their effect is singular: chilling protest. Protesting, on the other hand, and specifically protesting in the streets, is a fundamental constitutional right. Unlike constitutional laws, the proposed bills are n’t so carefully drawn. And lawmakers defeated anti- protest bills in Virginia and Michigan, recognizing that they were unconstitutional. Where Anti- Protest Bills Have Been Introduced in State Legislatures Legislators in states with robust protest activity should have one priority: listening to those voices ( even if, and perhaps especially when, they disagree with them ).

FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest University of Arizona will charge 2 students over protest of Border Patrol event on campus Video showed two Border Patrol agents giving a classroom presentation, while people outside called them" Murder Patrol" and" an extension of the KKK. " Post to Facebook University of Arizona will charge 2 students over protest of Border Patrol event on campus Video showed two Border Patrol agents giving a classroom presentation, while people outside called them" Murder Patrol" and" an extension of the KKK. " Check out this story on azcentral.com: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2019/04/01/protest-university-arizona-over-border-patrol-event-result-charges-for-2-students/3335688002/ CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation

The social media posts of American citizens who do n’t like President Donald Trump are the focus of the latest US military-funded research. The research also appears to be intended for use in the US homeland. In short, in 2017 the Trump administration moved IARPA ’s Embers social media surveillance program into the private sector under VTARC. Earlier this year, the ACLU filed several FOIA requests to a range of US government agencies over concerns that domestic social media surveillance had “ spiked ” under the Trump administration. The intensification of US social media surveillance coincides with the Trump administration ’s augmentation this year of the Pentagon ’s role in homeland security. US MILITARY TO SUPPORT — military intelligence capabilities will adapt to new technologies, the power of social media, new cybersecurity capabilities, ” he said.

Observers often forget that surveillance offends not only privacy, but also the right to dissent. Political grudges should not be enough to trigger surveillance by legal authorities. They would have authorized police to use surveillance drones to monitor peaceful protests without first securing a judicial   warrant. Warrants are important. is the active, continuous, and suspicion-less surveillance by drone of anyone and everyone   at an event. This is too much unchecked power to give to the police – in Chicago or anywhere. ….which Political grudges should not be enough to trigger surveillance by legal authorities. ” .[L]awmakers should err on the side of privacy in drone laws. ” Illinois has retained its leading protections of   dissent   from drone surveillance for this year, but this struggle will likely recur.

In Name of Free Speech Wilson / The New York Times Wisconsin is not alone. It was at schools like Berkeley, after all, that the free speech movement blossomed in the 1960s. The filing called the university ’s policies “ chilling ” on free speech. ‘ ” They also say that Republican lawmakers are stifling free speech in the name of protecting it by forcing codes of conduct on universities. Image But they really are in fact advocating that. ” The model is not without disagreement on the right, however. ’ ’ ” ( The First Amendment protects speech regardless of how offensive it is. ) “ And according to the university, no student has been expelled.

Anti- Trump Protesters Cleared of Charges Clarke ’s motion continues, “ said evidence I do think it ’s a serious violation. After losing outright in a case against the first six defendants last December, Kerkhoff dropped charges against all but 59 individuals. As noted by First Amendment attorney   Chip Gibbons and others, however, multiple defendants still remain in other cases nominally related to those anti- Trump protests. The impact Wednesday ’s disclosures will have on those cases is presently unclear. In federal law, that ’s known as a Brady violation. The other Assistant U.S. Attorneys who took part in the government Law&Crime repeatedly attempted to discuss Thursday ’s dismissals and the government ’s bad behavior leading to said dismissals.

Sun-Times Civil liberties groups are pushing back against proposed legislation in Illinois that would allow police to dramatically expand the use of drones to monitor large gatherings of people and equip those drones with cameras with controversial facial recognition technology. The changes would allow police to use drones at any" large-scale public event" of 100 or more people without a warrant. One, put forth by proponents of expansion, would limit the use of facial recognition technology at events of more than 1,500 people and require police departments to maintain policies on reporting when drones are used. But the changes could also allow cops to use drones to monitor activities like large barbecues or sporting events. You're going to use a drone for that? Every public gathering? — specifically, It deters people from protesting. " " v

One year later, the number of anti- protest bills has reached 58 in 31 states with no end in sight. Nine bills have already been introduced ( or-reintroduced ) in 2018 alone. Finally, 28 bills are currently pending in state legislatures. Critical Infrastructure ” Legislation New bills are also emerging modeled on policies devised by right-wing organizations and libertarian think tanks — specifically, legislation related to “ critical infrastructure ” and “ campus free speech. ” A week after the finalization of this model policy, legislators in Ohio and Iowa introduced “ critical infrastructure ” bills. New bills concerning “ critical infrastructure ” are cause for alarm for several reasons. Those who are committed to challenging anti- protest legislation must consistently expose these groups and the strategic interests behind these bills.

FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Pipeline-backed' sabotage' bill will lead to abuse of eminent domain It ’s about silencing nonviolent dissent and influencing a historic Iowa court case. Post to Facebook Pipeline-backed' sabotage' bill will lead to abuse of eminent domain This legislation has nothing to do with sabotage. It ’s about silencing nonviolent dissent and influencing a historic Iowa court case. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/2o30w2k CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation

The bills make the states the latest of at least eight to propose legislation aimed at oil and gas industry protesters since Donald Trump ’s election. Iowa is one of four states through which the Dakota Access pipeline passes, and it was a center of anti- pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017. Ohio is home to the controversial Rover pipeline, which is also owned by Energy Transfer Partners. Ohio ’s bill closely follows ALEC ’s framework. ’s operation. But regardless of intent, the highest-profile incidents of critical infrastructure sabotage in the state occurred along the Dakota Access pipeline. As evidenced by terrorist activities on pipelines and threats Benson noted that critical infrastructure is often empty of people. Terrorism charges in Iowa carry a sentence of up to 50 years. ” ” “

CreditCreditJim Wilson / The New York Times Religious colleges would be able to bar openly same-sex relationships without fear of repercussions. Religious student groups could block people who do not share their faith from becoming members. The act governs federal aid to students and colleges, and the bill would let the government withhold that aid from colleges that violate the new provisions. When you think about Catholic universities, there are a lot of those, and quite a few of these universities would discriminate against same-sex student relationships. Although Ms. Stefanik was not a member of a single-gender group at Harvard, he said, “ she believes all schools should respect students ’ right to freely associate. ”

This is a complete misrepresentation of what the Goldwater model does. Advertisement Scott is referring to Section 1(C ) of the model bill. The Goldwater model insists that when colleges create time, place, and manner restrictions on campus demonstrations, those restrictions must be “ viewpoint- and content-neutral. The Goldwater model does n’t restrict or dictate what professors say in the classroom at all. Actually, as I ’ve explained previously, Tennessee ’s campus free-speech law takes very little from the Goldwater proposal. In any case, Scott ’s claims about the Goldwater Institute ’s model campus free-speech bill are entirely false. The Goldwater model in no way dictates the conduct of teachers in the classroom.

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The DoJ wants to access all the information from the profiles of three activists connected to the “ DisruptJ20 ” protests on the day of Trump ’s January inauguration. One of the three being targeted by the DoJ, Emmelia Talarico, was an administrator and moderator for the DisruptJ20 Facebook page, since renamed “ Resist This. ” The ACLU is representing Talarico and the other two activists, Lacy MacAuley and Legba Carrefour, in the case. It argues that the DoJ is after too much information about the three — their entire Facebook activities covering a 90-day period — and is trying to share this information too widely within the government. — Lacy MacAuley ( @lacymacauley ) The ACLU is after something similar in the DisruptJ20 Facebook case.

The Federalist Society was founded in 1980 by law students and faculty who felt alienated by the allegedly liberal atmosphere of law schools. Finally, the trend of students and local community members protesting reactionary speakers at universities has led to outcry about the “ intolerant left ” violating the free speech of the far right. But those who are so determined to protect the free speech of fascists, white supremacists, and other hate groups should be equally as concerned with protecting the right of dissidents to protest these viewpoints. Federalist Society speakers have often been met with protests from law student groups like the NLG, OutLaws, and If / While the rights of dissenting students are suppressed, the ability of far right speakers to disseminate hateful rhetoric is protected through claims of the right to free speech.

Signs Anti- Protest Law Imposing Huge Fines on “ Conspirator ” Organizations A statute aimed at suppressing protests against oil and gas pipelines has been signed into law in Oklahoma, as a related bill advances through the state legislature. It takes aim at environmental organizations Republicans have blamed for anti- pipeline protests that have become costly for local governments. The bill ’s author reportedly called it a response to the Dakota Access pipeline protests, aimed directly at organizers fighting to stop the Diamond pipeline, a project of Valero and All American Pipeline that would transport oil from Oklahoma to Tennessee. Protests against the pipeline have already begun and construction is scheduled for completion before the end of the year. Horinek traveled to North Dakota and was   arrested   with others   opposing the Dakota Access pipeline.

The project at issue is the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. The senators Wednesday heard arguments and allegations from the perspectives of tribal members who supported the North Dakota protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. And they heard how extremely limited law enforcement is in the extremely rural counties where the Keystone XL pipeline would be laid in South Dakota. TransCanada ’s route for Keystone XL avoids the Native American reservations of western and central South Dakota. Much like the North Dakota crossing for Dakota Access upstream from a drinking water system for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Keystone XL crossing on the Cheyenne River would be upstream from public water systems that rely on the Missouri River. Keystone XL would cross other small waterways throughout western and southern South Dakota.

New Anti- Protesting Legislation: The current round of legislation — introduced by Republican lawmakers in 19 states — attempts to criminalize and penalize protesting in various ways. A bill in Indiana initially instructed police to clear protesters from highways by “ Washington ’s bill re- conceptualizing protests as acts of “ economic terrorism ” is another example of how non- violent protests are being re- classified as serious threats that deserves severe punishment. The recent surge of legislation targeting protesters and protest organizers is not the first time state legislators have attempted to neutralize and punish effective protests. Together we have the power to challenge and stop these bills before they are passed into law. At very least, these bills indicate that protesting has certainly become a threat again.

Bill criminalizing highway protests clears Iowa Senate subcommittee The measure was a response to a protest on I-80 in Iowa City in November Post to Facebook Bill criminalizing highway protests clears Iowa Senate subcommittee The measure was a response to a protest on I-80 in Iowa City in November Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/2m4ZvHH CancelSend Bill criminalizing highway protests clears Iowa Senate subcommittee William Petroski, Buy Photo CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE Political protesters who intentionally   block traffic on Iowa highways would face stiff criminal penalties under a bill that cleared an Iowa Senate subcommittee Tuesday. when — not if — protesters blocking roads cause traffic crashes. There are   appropriate places and times to protest. It   is not only

Some good news from the Arizona Legislature: SB 1142, the bill that would have allowed protest organizers to be prosecuted for racketeering if a demonstration turned violent, is effectively dead. SB 1142 was based on some questionable claims. Levi Bolton, the executive director of the Arizona Police Association, and Ken Crane, president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, are both listed as supporters of the bill. When the bill passed the Senate last week, it sparked a national outcry, with many questioning whether or not it was even constitutional. But Mesnard says that was n’t what made him decide to kill the bill. I was less concerned about the national story, ” he says.

In Donald Trump ’s executive orders last week, we got a peek into how the current administration plans to view the relationship between law enforcement and its citizens. Review existing Federal laws to determine whether those laws are adequate to address the protection and safety of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers. ” That ’s right. defining new crimes of violence and establishing new mandatory minimum sentences for existing crimes of violence against Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers, as well as for related crimes. The laws that have stuck in labor ’s craw for generations

Republican lawmakers introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 18 states Add to list Email Bio Follow February 24, 2017 Still other bills, in states like Oklahoma and South Dakota, are intended to discourage protesting related to oil pipelines. On top of that, “ the courts have said, ‘ Look, the people have a right to protest in this way. The bill is sponsored by six Republican senators. An Indiana Senate committee recently toned down a bill that would have allowed police to shut down highway protests using “ any means necessary. North Dakota A number of North Dakota bills have been introduced in response to the long-standing protests there against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Oklahoma Inspired by pipeline protests in North Dakota South Dakota The bill had been requested by law enforcement.

Shop Anti- Protest Bills Around the Country ” Arkansas Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Passed without anti- protest language. Colorado Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Georgia Anti- Protest Bill(s ) :   Passed without anti- protest language. The anti- protester language was stripped from the bill as passed. Minnesota Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Mississippi Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Missouri Anti- Protest Bill(s ) North Carolina Anti- Protest Bill(s ) This law increased penalties for riot offenses. Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Passed. Oregon Anti- Protest Bill(s ) South Dakota Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Tennessee Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Passed SB 902: Passed. Virginia Anti- Protest Bill(s ) Washington State Anti- Protest Bill(s )

’s right to protest peaceably, ” said Iowa state Sen. Jake Chapman ( R ), in comments similar to those by legislators involved with each of the measures. But there ’s appropriate places and times. It ’s my free speech — The pending bills mostly were not created as a response to protests against President Trump, the sponsors said. Smart police have learned that the best way to police a public protest is to facilitate it. this is n’t right, ’ ” he said. That ’s the most important part of the bill, ” said Ericksen, who was deputy director of the Trump campaign in Washington. If you ’re organizing a protest that ’s done lawfully, there ’s no problem. His bill has not yet been introduced. Protest is a core American right.

However, leadership with the ACLU are denouncing Bishop ’s proposed legislation as a violation of the First Amendment ’s free speech provisions. ’s proud tradition of free speech for all. However,   Bishop was adamant about the need for changes in today ’s N&O report. Because lines are being crossed, ” Bishop, a Republican who represents the 39th District in the North Carolina Senate, wrote in an email from his Senate campaign account. Bishop was one of the sponsors of House Bill 2, or “ ” Bishop said such behavior should come with a five-year prison sentence and said he ’ll introduce the legislation to make it so in North Carolina, similar to an ordinance in the District of Columbia. So should it be in North Carolina, ” he wrote.

But in states home to dozens of Saturday ’s demonstrations, Republican lawmakers are moving to criminalize and increase penalties on peaceful protesting. In Colorado, Republican state Sen.   Jerry Sonnenberg has introduced   a bill   that would greatly increase penalties for environmental protesters. ’s office, the future of Sonnenberg ’s bill is uncertain. In Virginia, state lawmakers are considering an anti- protesting   law   that is apparently broader in scope. A bill pending in the state ’s Senate would dramatically increase penalties for people who engage in an “ unlawful assembly ” after “ having been lawfully warned to disperse. ’s The bill does not yet have a hearing date scheduled, according to the state legislature ’s website.

Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Anti- union bills pass Michigan House of Representatives Anti- union bills pass Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives passed a pair of anti- union bills Wednesday night that make it harder for workers and unions to picket and easier for employers to hire workers to replace striking employees. One bill would increase fines against picketers to $ 1,000 per person   per day of a picket and $ 10,000 per day for an organization or union involved in the picket that is deemed to be an illegal mass picket. That bill passed on a mostly party-line vote of 57- 50.

Protest bill creates crime of' economic terrorism' By Protest bill creates crime of' economic terrorism' Seattle has seen huge marches and rallies protesting the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. Councilmember Sawant's office flooded with hate emails Now Ferndale Senator Doug Ericksen wants a law that would make protests a class C felony, if they become what he calls “ economic terrorism. The Ericksen bill creates a new crime called “ economic terrorism. But Ericksen was deputy director of the Trump campaign in Washington. As for Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant's call for a nationwide shutdown when Donald Trump is inaugurated in January, Ericksen says he's not sure if that qualifies as economic terrorism.

Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Iowa lawmaker's' suck it up, buttercup' bill targets protests I ’ve seen four or five schools in other states that are establishing ‘ cry zones ’ where they ’re staffed by state grief counselors and kids can come cry out their sensitivity to the election results, ” said Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton. Post to Facebook Iowa lawmaker's' suck it up, buttercup' bill targets protests I ’ve seen four or five schools in other states that are establishing ‘ cry zones ’ where they ’re staffed by state grief counselors and kids can come cry out their sensitivity to the election results, ” said Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed.

Twitter With the passage of a new law earlier this year, North Dakota has become the first state to legalize law enforcement use of armed drones. Though the law limits the type of weapons permitted to those of the" less than lethal" variety-weapons such as tear gas, rubber bullets, beanbags, pepper spray and Tasers — the original bill actually aimed to ensure that no weapons at all were allowed on law enforcement drones. It also prohibited weapons aboard drones. "' I submitted with prohibition of any weapons,' he said.' The law says that law enforcement ca n't use drones weaponized with lethal weapons.' Weapons considered less than lethal can still be deadly.

Critical Infrastructure ” has the same meaning given to it in 42 USC 5195c. Critical infrastructure facility ” means: 1. An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, electrical control center or electric power lines and associated equipment infrastructure, A chemical, polymer or rubber manufacturing facility, A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant or pump station, e. A natural gas compressor station, f. A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility, A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station, A steelmaking facility that uses an electric arc furnace to make steel,

Goldwater Institute boosts campus free speech dialogue through new website, video, speaking tour Posted on January 30, 2018 One year ago, the Goldwater Institute unveiled a model legislative proposal designed to preserve free speech rights on college campuses. RestoreFreeSpeech.com is the Goldwater Institute ’s new online home for campus free speech news, collecting information about the Goldwater model and active legislation inspired by it, answers to questions about the model and what it accomplishes, and details about upcoming events. Among the highlights on the website is a new video explaining the importance of protecting free speech on college campuses. ### About the Goldwater Institute With the blessing of its namesake, the Goldwater Institute opened in 1988.

How the Right Weaponized Free Speech Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle By Joan W. Scott January 07, 2018 Premium content for subscribers. Subscribe Today I was 10 years old when my father was suspended from his job as a high-school social-studies teacher. Two years later, he was fired for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher because he refused to cooperate with an investigation into... Advertisement

DisplayNews UN rights experts urge lawmakers to stop “ alarming ” trend to curb freedom of assembly in the US GENEVA ( 30 March 2017 ) Two UN human rights experts * are calling on lawmakers in the United States to stop the “ alarming ” trend of “ undemocratic ” anti- protest bills designed to criminalize or impede the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression. ’s decision to resort to violence does not strip other protesters of their right to freedom of peaceful assembly. This right is not a collective right; it is held by each of us individually, ” the experts stressed. Peaceful assembly The UN experts:

Some Word features ca n't be displayed in Google Docs and will be dropped if you make changes View details PCA for all members from AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, IN, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, OK, OR, SD, TN, WA to write your STATE REPS regarding laws that would Criminalize or increase Penalties on Peaceful Protesting.

Former Gov. McCrory chased down D.C. alley by people shouting By Does former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory need protection? At least one state senator thinks so. the bathroom bill ” which McCrory signed into law. So should it be in North Carolina, ” he wrote. None of the people who were shouting physically engaged with anyone in McCrory ’s group in the video. In response to Bishop ’s planned bill to protect North Carolina officials, Udai Basavaraj emailed a statement to The News & Observer that criticized the senator ’s propositon. Bishop did include statements about Basavaraj in his email proposing the bill to protect North Carolina officials. And Basavaraj said McCrory deserved the treatment shown in his video. ” Bishop declined to comment on Basavaraj ’s statement.

( As Chief Judge, Judge Morin oversees motions in the inauguration protest cases but has been delegating the actual trials to other DC Superior Court judges who work under him. ) ‘ Brady ‘ violation by withholding portions of a video that has already been used in two trials related to the case. ’s case: This is exculpatory evidence to the defense. The defense motion describes other instances of the government allegedly withholding evidence from defendants. The Chief Judge said it was highly likely he would sanction the prosecution by excluding any use of any video of the January 8, 2017 planning meeting in any trial. Morin also hinted at the possibility of Project Veritas being subpoenaed to testify about the video.

The Goldwater Institute UnKoch My Campus: But while more recent legislation bans free speech zones as well, it also restricts student free speech in scenarios where, lawmakers claim, free speech is protected. Forest has said that yelling at a guest speaker “ has never been free speech, ” and he ’s called campus protest methods “ terrorist tactics. No one introduced a free speech bill that year. One of the model bill The Charles Koch Foundation has pitched in $ 75,000. But regardless of motivation, this campus “ free speech ” movement is spreading the hate of white nationalism, the racist “ alt-right

State Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest of Oil & Gas Lawmakers in several states are introducing   bills that would increase criminal penalties for people who trespass" critical infrastructure" facilities, such as oil and gas pipelines, power plants, and petrochemical refineries. According to many of these legislators, these bills are a reaction to widespread protests of oil and gas infrastructure. Five states have enacted some form of these bills into law: North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Louisiana. Many of these bills are virtually identical. Nonviolent offenses, like   trespassing, are also already illegal in these states. People arrested for protesting oil and gas infrastructure-- before these" critical infrastructure" bills became   law in several states-- already   faced severe legal threats.

The bill * New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure Would heighten the penalties for protests near oil and gas pipelines and other infrastructure that involve trespassing onto infrastructure property. Under the bill, knowingly trespassing to a critical infrastructure facility is a Class 4 felony, punishable by $ 1,000 and 3 years in prison. New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure Would heighten the penalties for protests near oil and gas pipelines and other infrastructure by creating the offenses of" criminal infrastructure facility trespass" and" critical infrastructure facility mischief. New penalties for protests near pipelines and other infrastructure Would create new potential criminal and civil penalties for protests around oil or gas pipelines and other infrastructure facilities. “ ” "

In 2013, the Illinois General Assembly passed landmark legislation protecting residents from government surveillance drones. is the active, continuous, and suspicion-less surveillance by drone of anyone and everyone at an event. a law enforcement agency may not use a drone to gather information. The circumstances in which police may use drones as a surveillance tool are limited to six situations: 1. This protection from drone surveillance for individuals put Illinois at the forefront of an international debate over how to best protect the privacy rights of protesters. Current Illinois law regarding drone use likely meets these standards. The active, continuous, and suspicion-less surveillance made possible by drones interferes with these rights. Illinois should lead the way on the issue of drone surveillance by rejecting SB 2562.

Targeting Campuses According to TPUSA ’s website, they have chapters at around 350 college campuses and approximately 64 chapters in high schools around the country. On Comedy Central ’s show, “ TPUSA ’s tactics are shady, to say the least. Across the country, TPUSA members film leftists without their consent, both on and off campus. TPUSA ’s connections to neo-fascist organizations and individuals. Lying about their interactions with their fellow students and their professors on campus is how TPUSA operates as an organization. Threats from Neo-Nazis, white nationalists and Islamophobes came from all over the country to Khan ’s inbox. In 2015, UIUC made national headlines over a newly established “ white student union ” on campus. UIUC ’s In Sak ’s bio for TPUSA

In 2017, the Goldwater Institute introduced a model bill designed to ensure free expression within America ’s public university systems. We hope that public debate over these legislative proposals will strengthen freedom of speech at private colleges and universities as well. Yale ’s 1974 Woodward Report, The University of Chicago ’s 1967 Kalven Report, and the University of Chicago ’s 2015 Stone Report. It creates an official university policy that strongly affirms the importance of free expression, nullifying any existing restrictive speech codes in the process. It ensures that students will be informed of the official policy on free expression. Nowhere is the need for open debate more important than on America ’s college campuses.