We help citizens understand the limits on federal authority and demand due-process safeguards from their representatives.
FederalLimits.org gives any citizen a fast way to contact their representatives about warrants, transparency, and accountability — helping them understand and defend the limits on federal authority.
Two minutes. An email address. Your voice heard.
Federal law draws clear lines between federal and state authority. States have no obligation to enforce federal civil law. Local resources should serve local priorities.
But those lines only matter if people know they exist — and if they speak up.
That's where we come in. We make it easy for anyone to:
The same due-process protections apply to all people, regardless of status. Warrants matter. Identification matters. Transparency matters.
States and localities have no obligation to enforce federal civil law. This isn't obstruction — it's federalism working as designed.
Taxpayers shouldn't subsidize unfunded federal mandates. If the federal government wants local help, they should pay for it.
Citizens have a right to know how their government agencies are being used, by whom, and under what authority.
Due process isn't left or right — it's American. We build tools that work for anyone who believes in limits on federal authority.
Our framework rests on settled law:
States can refuse to help. States generally cannot regulate federal officers directly.
This isn't about blocking lawful federal action. It's about states choosing how to allocate their own resources.
Politicians come and go. Infrastructure stays.
FederalLimits.org grades all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico on nine Cooperation Standards — the specific due-process and resource-limit protections that determine how much a state has done to enforce federal limits. Each standard is scored 0–2; the maximum is 18 points.
Current national average: 3.27 / 18. Grade distribution: A (5 jurisdictions), B (2), C (4), D (5), F (36).
Bars state and local employees from using public time or facilities for federal civil enforcement operations.
Prohibits 287(g) agreements that deputize local officers as federal civil enforcement agents.
Keeps schools, hospitals, houses of worship, and courthouses off-limits for civil enforcement activity.
Limits or bans for-profit civil detention contracts within the state's jurisdiction.
Restricts bulk sharing of state-held data with federal civil enforcement without a judicial warrant.
Requires a judicially-issued warrant — not an administrative detainer — before any custodial hold.
Mandates public reporting on enforcement contacts, detainer requests, and agency cooperation activity.
Gives individuals a meaningful legal path when state-level protections are violated.
Requires federal agents operating in the state to identify themselves and permits recording of enforcement activity.
FederalLimits.org is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization — civic infrastructure that any citizen can use to engage their representatives on the limits of federal authority.
We build the plumbing that makes constituent voices heard. And when officials vote against the protections their own districts asked for, we can say so out loud — with the receipts attached.
We're funded by small-dollar donations from citizens who believe in due process. We are just getting started.
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