Legislation
Both parties in Congress want to regulate AI. Here’s where they differ.
At the federal level, Republican-written AI bills tend to be less concerned with policing how individuals use the technology than with regulating the development and deployment of the underlying technology—large language…
Maine bill proves states are capable of adopting bad data center policies without federal intervention
Amid bipartisan backlash to AI from federal lawmakers, nearly a dozen states are considering legislation that would prohibit new data center construction for a period of months to years. Maine is poised to be the first state…
Colorado becomes first state to protect defendants against faulty roadside drug tests
Colorado recently enacted a law protecting criminal defendants arrested due to roadside tests for drugs, becoming the first state in the country to recognize widespread instances of wrongful arrests due to police…
The Republican plan to nationalize elections is performative nonsense
During my younger days as a soccer dad, I got to watch the variety of ways that people handled the inevitable wins and losses. The trophy my daughter won after a big championship game is packed in a box somewhere in the…
Trump keeps taking equity shares of private companies. A new GOP bill would codify the practice.
Since reentering office, President Donald Trump has taken equity shares in multiple private companies on behalf of the U.S. government. For example, after then-President Joe Biden awarded an $8.5 billion grant to Intel, Trump…
Flying cars are closer than ever—but lawmakers could hold them back
Flying cars have hovered in the public imagination since The Jetsons. But the techno-optimism of the space age has since given way to a more jaded cultural milieu, captured by financier Peter Thiel's Founders Fund 2011…
Minnesota considers workarounds to qualified immunity for feds
Bills moving through the Minnesota Legislature this session would create a state right to sue law enforcement officers and other government officials for constitutional violations. The legislation comes amid allegations of…
Trump reverses course, backs Section 702 reauthorization after ‘KILL FISA’ post
This week, President Donald Trump called on Congress to reauthorize a provision of federal law that allows the government to spy on noncitizens but can easily be used against citizens, as well. Lawmakers, including previously…
Section 230’s legal protections for internet speech face new challenge
For 30 years, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has protected online speech, shielding platforms from liability for content posted by third parties. Basically, comments sections, discussion boards, and social…
Josh Hawley introduces Senate bill to ban abortion pills nationwide
A new bill introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) would ban medication abortion across the country. To support this plan, Hawley is relying on an ideologically motivated and highly deceptive report that purportedly shows…
TRENDING
