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Mar 05, 2024
first amendment
  • First Amendment

Threats Against "Public Officials"

Though very sympathetic to the interest in protecting election officials in light of the nationwide upswell of threats made to these personnel, we opposed legislation which would make it a felony to threaten harm, directly or indirectly, to an election official or poll worker.
Legislation
Mar 05, 2024
privacy
  • Privacy

Electronic Monitoring of Nursing Home Residents (H 7969, S 2263)

Legislation
Feb 22, 2024
first amendment
  • First Amendment

Explicit Digital Images (H 7101, H 8129)

As juvenile and inadvisable as it is to use generative artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit, but fake, digital images, criminalizing the dissemination of such digitally generated content raises numerous First Amendment concerns.
Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
privacy
  • Privacy

Compassionate Care Act (H 7100, S 2093)

Legislation supported by the ACLU would allow for certain terminally ill patients to make knowing and competent decisions about death and peacefully determine the end of their lives with dignity, autonomy, and privacy.
Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice

Legal Immunity for Sex Workers (H 7165, H 7307, S 2441)

By granting legal immunity to individuals engaged in commercial sexual activity who report a crime that they are either a victim of or witness to, this legislation would have created more comprehensive occupational safety for sex workers.
Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
workers rights
  • Workers’ Rights

Expanding FEPA Definition of Employee (H 7458)

We strongly supported a proposed change to the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act which would expand the definition of “employee” to cover a wider breadth of working personnel, including domestic workers, volunteers, interns, and contracted employees.
Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
racial justice
  • Racial Justice

Certification and Decertification of Police Officers (H 7312, S 2215)

As one of only two states without a process for the certification and de-certification of law enforcement officers, we strongly supported this legislation which would have instituted such oversight over these public-facing personnel.
Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
voting rights
  • Voting Rights

DMV Back-End Voter Registration (H 7393)

Though encouraging voter registration is an important and laudable cause, we were constrained to oppose this legislation which would have changed the current opt-in process for registering to vote at the DMV to an opt-out method.
Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
due process
  • Due Process

Hotel Ejection of Guests (H 7065, S 2271)

In 2022, the legislature passed legislation which allows hotels to eject patrons who use “verbally abusive language," and, at the time, we raised concerns about the broad wording of this power and the dangers of it being discriminatorily enforced.
Legislation
Mar 05, 2024
first amendment
Legislation
Mar 05, 2024
  • First Amendment

Threats Against "Public Officials"

Though very sympathetic to the interest in protecting election officials in light of the nationwide upswell of threats made to these personnel, we opposed legislation which would make it a felony to threaten harm, directly or indirectly, to an election official or poll worker.
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Legislation
Mar 05, 2024
privacy
Legislation
Mar 05, 2024
  • Privacy

Electronic Monitoring of Nursing Home Residents (H 7969, S 2263)

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Legislation
Feb 22, 2024
first amendment
Legislation
Feb 22, 2024
  • First Amendment

Explicit Digital Images (H 7101, H 8129)

As juvenile and inadvisable as it is to use generative artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit, but fake, digital images, criminalizing the dissemination of such digitally generated content raises numerous First Amendment concerns.
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Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
privacy
Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
  • Privacy

Compassionate Care Act (H 7100, S 2093)

Legislation supported by the ACLU would allow for certain terminally ill patients to make knowing and competent decisions about death and peacefully determine the end of their lives with dignity, autonomy, and privacy.
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Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
criminal justice
Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
  • Criminal Justice

Legal Immunity for Sex Workers (H 7165, H 7307, S 2441)

By granting legal immunity to individuals engaged in commercial sexual activity who report a crime that they are either a victim of or witness to, this legislation would have created more comprehensive occupational safety for sex workers.
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Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
workers rights
Legislation
Feb 16, 2024
  • Workers’ Rights

Expanding FEPA Definition of Employee (H 7458)

We strongly supported a proposed change to the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act which would expand the definition of “employee” to cover a wider breadth of working personnel, including domestic workers, volunteers, interns, and contracted employees.
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Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
racial justice
Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
  • Racial Justice

Certification and Decertification of Police Officers (H 7312, S 2215)

As one of only two states without a process for the certification and de-certification of law enforcement officers, we strongly supported this legislation which would have instituted such oversight over these public-facing personnel.
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Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
voting rights
Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
  • Voting Rights

DMV Back-End Voter Registration (H 7393)

Though encouraging voter registration is an important and laudable cause, we were constrained to oppose this legislation which would have changed the current opt-in process for registering to vote at the DMV to an opt-out method.
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Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
due process
Legislation
Feb 12, 2024
  • Due Process

Hotel Ejection of Guests (H 7065, S 2271)

In 2022, the legislature passed legislation which allows hotels to eject patrons who use “verbally abusive language," and, at the time, we raised concerns about the broad wording of this power and the dangers of it being discriminatorily enforced.
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