H. R. 7540 aims to amend the U.S. legal code to protect nonviolent political protesters. It proposes that such protesters cannot be detained if their offense doesn't involve violence and allows them to seek compensation if wrongfully detained and not convicted. The bill also...
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H. R. 7540 wants to make sure people who protest without being violent are not put in jail unfairly, and they can ask for money if wrongly arrested. It also wants clearer rules for when the government can watch people and lets those in trouble pick a trial spot closer to home.