Legislation

Noting that questions of gubernatorial candidate residency is an issue best left to the voters, we opposed this legislation which would impose a five-year residency requirement on any individual who seeks to become a candidate for governor or other general offices.

We supported this bill which would prohibit police from employing threats, deception, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile.

We opposed a bill which would make it crime to release any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees in those situations.

We opposed legislation which would provide that any “person in charge” of student organizations who permits hazing activities or “negligently fails to take reasonable measures” to prevent hazing” could face a potential year-long prison sentence.

We opposed this bill, noting that the complete abandonment of any statute of limitations hobbles the due process rights of ciriminal defendants.

We strongly supported a bill which would allow individuals serving long sentences to request a “second look” and reduction of their sentence after serving ten years.