As American law continues to change, we want you to be aware of what effect what we have accomplished thus far. Our Najla Law Firm encourages you to be informed and ready.
Voter Registration Requirements
Restoration of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act requires that people produce documentary evidence of U.S. citizenship, a birth certificate or passport, in order to cast a ballot in federal elections. This bill would critically impede voter registration and disenfranchise tens of millions of eligible American voters, especially married women, voters of color, and young voters. The SAVE Act lacks firm failsafe measures for the non-document holding populace and does not specify documentation of name change or marriage certificates as qualification identification documents. This is a particularly urgent issue for some 69 million married women whose name on formal documents does not match the way they appear on their birth certificates.
Data Privacy Laws
Eight new state privacy laws are set to come into effect in 2025, including Iowa, Delaware, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Maryland. These legislations have other consumer rights to data such as access, correction, erasure, and transparency but differ in compliance requirements and penalties. Companies must maintain transparent data collection, processing, and sharing practices and allow users to ask for access, amendment, deletion, or opt-out of data processing. There are some legislations with more rigorous data protection and control of evaluations. Disobedience is financially incentivized by handsome financial penalties, reputational risk, and lawsuits. Immigration Enforcement
The U.S. Senate approved the Laken Riley Act, requiring detention of illegal aliens charged with crimes committed by theft. The Act paves the way for state attorneys general to sue the federal government for not enforcing immigration laws, keeping federal power and due process rights in mind. This action is a shift in Democrats’ immigration policy direction, moving to the right after their 2024 election losses.
Birthright Citizenship
An executive order has been put into place as an effort to re-define birthright citizenship in the United States, contravening the long-standing constitutional provision to grant U.S. citizenship to anyone born within American territory.
The order tries to denationalize the children of illegal immigrants within the US or temporary visa recipients and takes effect on February 19, 2025. The order has prompted a rapid court response with immigrant rights groups as well as several states filing lawsuits against the move, claiming the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship and that the order is unconstitutional. At Najla Law Firm, we are committed to offering you individualized legal counsel that will guide you through such breakthroughs. Call to schedule an appointment in the event that you have questions about how the breakthroughs will impact you or your business.
