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Committee agrees to print resolution seeking to expand state tort claims to cover free-speech and religion
Summary
Senator Ben Toews asked the committee to print RS32481, a request to expand the state Tort Claims Act to include causes of action for alleged violations of freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The committee voted to send the RS to print after brief debate.
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send RS32481 to print after Senator Ben Toews described the resolution as a way to allow state-court enforcement when people believe their freedom of speech or freedom of religion has been violated.
"What this does, it expands the Tort Claims Act to include freedom of speech and freedom of religion," Senator Ben Toews said during his presentation. He…
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