Judge strikes down ‘data trespass’ laws as unconstitutional
After long court fight, a judge has ruled data trespass laws passed by the Wyoming Legislature violate the First Amendment and has blocked the state from enforcing them.
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State defends data trespass laws before court
U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl questioned the expansiveness of the state’s “open land” application to data trespass laws, which seek to limit the collection of environmental data.
Groups sue Wyoming over “data trespassing” law
A group of conservation, animal welfare, and media groups filed suit challenging Wyoming for its data trespassing laws passed in 2015.
Lawmaker ejected, non-discrimination bill makes historic progress
Wyoming legislators advanced an anti-discrimination bill further than such legislation has ever been during an emotional hearing that saw a lawmaker ejected for uncivil comments.
Buchanan on Carbon Sink: UW didn't kowtow to powerful interests
Buchanan on Carbon Sink: UW didn’t kowtow to powerful interests
…— An op-ed by Tom Buchanan, University of Wyoming president
Critics of the removal of the “Carbon Sink, What Goes Around Comes Around” installation at the University of Wyoming have