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Wyoming’s Data Trespass Laws Trample First Amendment Rights: A Preview

Vermont Law

Summary. : In 2015, the Wyoming Legislature passed two new laws creating criminal and civil causes of action for trespassing to collect resource data. Over the last year, the laws have undergone intense public scrutiny, culminating with several NGOs suing Wyoming to have the laws repealed on First Amendment grounds for restricting environment-based speech.

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