Wyoming News Briefs

Hageman introduces First Amendment Accountability Act

CHEYENNE (WNE) — On the opening day of the 119th Congress, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced her first bill of the new session, the First Amendment Accountability Act, described in a news release as “the next step in her fight against the weaponization of the federal government against the American people.”

This bill would empower Americans to sue federal employees who violate their First Amendment rights, the release said.

Hageman, R-Wyo., said in the release, “As a member of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal G...