THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL REQUIRING POLICE TO GET A WARRANT BEFORE ACCESSING SOMEONE’S EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
THE SENATE ALSO PASSED, WITH NO DISSENT, A BILL LIMITING THE ABILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SEIZE PROPERTY FROM SOMEONE BEFORE THEY’RE CONVICTED.
