Written by: Karen Suhaka | February 26, 2014

A little while back, TechDirt and the New American had a blog posts about the NSA, and states pushing back on Fourth Amendment issues.  These articles featured several interesting bills:

NH HB1533 – Requiring a warrant to search information in a portable electronic device.

NH HB1619 – Prohibiting the acquisition, collection, or retention of certain information.

AZ SB1156 – Prohibited electronic data; metadata collection

TN SB1849 – The “Fourth Amendment Protection Act” which prohibits state or local government cooperation with federal collection of electronic data or metadata without a warrant

 

Which inspired me to make a stakeholder page about the fourth amendment:

https://www.billtrack50.com/PublicStakeholder/khYMwUMdAEOpDEjYlo3AUg

 

And then I met Omiro, this awesome site compiling videos about legislation. Many are on civil rights issues, very much including the fourth amendment. Here’s a few of their most popular for you to peruse:

 

Can I do that (women’s right in TX) http://omiro.com/videos/35

 Stop and Frisky (Stop and Frisk NY) http://omiro.com/videos/50
Parkour Chase (Stop and Frisk NY) http://omiro.com/videos/49
NSA Saves your marriage (privacy) http://omiro.com/videos/43
NSA Settles Marital Disputes (privacy) http://omiro.com/videos/42
Affordable Drinking Act (Affordable Care Act) http://omiro.com/videos/64
Justice for All Reauthorization Act (DNA testing) http://omiro.com/videos/116
Proof of Insurance on Cell Phone (Auto insurance) http://omiro.com/videos/41
Uniting American Families Act of 2013 (Marriage Equality for Immigrants) http://omiro.com/videos/76
Respect for Marriage Act (Marriage equality) http://omiro.com/videos/74
Jellybean Voter ID (Voter Registration and Fraud) http://omiro.com/videos/44
Donut Dreaming (Stop and Frisk) http://omiro.com/videos/48

 

 

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