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Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections.
Illinois' Marsy's Law was one of several efforts to expand Marsy's Law across the U.S. following its successful adoption in California. Voters in South Dakota [3] [4] and Montana [5] adopted their own versions of Marsy's Law in 2016, but the Montana measure was held unconstitutional by the Montana Supreme Court before it was implemented. [6]
State tax levels indicate both the tax burden and the services a state can afford to provide residents. States use a different combination of sales, income, excise taxes, and user fees. Some are levied directly from residents and others are levied indirectly. This table includes the per capita tax collected at the state level.
Marsy's Law is no doubt well-intentioned, but the courts and the legislature should give serious thought to the issues raised by the adoption of 2930.07. As Martin Luther King once said, "the time ...
The Florida Supreme Court's ruling that Marsy’s Law can't shield the identities of police officers who use deadly force marked the end of one major legal battle but perhaps not the last.
Marsy’s Law provides victims with clear and enforceable rights on the same constitutional level as those of the accused. These rights include the right to be notified of all criminal proceedings ...
Tax revenue is the income that is collected by governments through taxation. Taxation is the primary source of government revenue. Revenue may be extracted from sources such as individuals, public enterprises, trade, royalties on natural resources and/or foreign aid. An inefficient collection of taxes is greater in countries characterized by ...
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion November 30 saying Marsy's Law does not grant police officers anonymity when they use deadly force.