Lawmakers Mull Bill To Protect Academic Researchers
State lawmakers are considering legislation (AB 2296) that would create a new misdemeanor violation for trespassing on the property of an academic researcher with the intent to interfere with the researcher's academic freedom. The bill comes after fire bombings at the homes of two UC-Santa Cruz biomedical researchers.
- "Calif. Senate To Consider Bill To Protect Biomedical Researchers" (Hogarth, East Bay Business Times, 8/11).