{
  "dataset": "FreedomRankings State Freedom Index",
  "edition": "2026",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "attribution": "FreedomRankings.com",
  "citation": "FreedomRankings, State Freedom Index 2026 edition. https://freedomrankings.com/data",
  "generatedAt": "2026-08-16T06:20:59.551Z",
  "notes": "Category scores are 0-10. Ranks cover the 50 states only; DC and territories are tracked but unranked. See sources[] for the provenance and confidence of each category.",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "firstAmendment",
      "name": "1st Amendment",
      "shortName": "1A",
      "description": "Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly. Measures how well a state protects expressive freedoms and limits government restrictions on speech and protest."
    },
    {
      "id": "secondAmendment",
      "name": "2nd Amendment",
      "shortName": "2A",
      "description": "Right to keep and bear arms. Evaluates firearm regulations, carry laws, and the degree to which the state respects gun ownership rights."
    },
    {
      "id": "fourthAmendment",
      "name": "4th Amendment",
      "shortName": "4A",
      "description": "Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Measures privacy rights, surveillance restrictions, and civil asset forfeiture protections."
    },
    {
      "id": "economicFreedom",
      "name": "Economic Freedom",
      "shortName": "Econ",
      "description": "Taxes, business climate, and economic regulations. Assesses the overall burden of state government on economic activity and individual financial freedom."
    },
    {
      "id": "criminalJustice",
      "name": "Criminal Justice",
      "shortName": "CJ",
      "description": "Fairness and proportionality in the criminal justice system. Evaluates incarceration rates, police accountability, and the balance between public safety and individual rights."
    },
    {
      "id": "drugPolicy",
      "name": "Drug Policy",
      "shortName": "Drug",
      "description": "Drug policy liberalization. Measures marijuana legality, decriminalization efforts, and the treatment of drug offenses."
    },
    {
      "id": "propertyRights",
      "name": "Property Rights",
      "shortName": "Prop",
      "description": "Protection of private property from government taking and excessive regulation. Evaluates eminent domain protections and land use restrictions."
    },
    {
      "id": "religiousLiberty",
      "name": "Religious Liberty",
      "shortName": "Rel",
      "description": "Protection of religious exercise and conscience rights. Measures state-level religious freedom restoration acts and accommodation policies."
    },
    {
      "id": "educationChoice",
      "name": "Education Choice",
      "shortName": "Edu",
      "description": "Freedom to choose educational options outside the public school system. Evaluates school choice programs, homeschool regulations, and charter school access."
    },
    {
      "id": "regulatoryBurden",
      "name": "Regulatory Burden",
      "shortName": "Reg",
      "description": "Overall regulatory burden on individuals and businesses. Measures occupational licensing requirements, business entry barriers, and bureaucratic overhead."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "categoryId": "firstAmendment",
      "source": "Editorial",
      "fullName": "FreedomRankings Editorial (no strong annual state-level source exists for 1st Amendment speech protections)",
      "edition": 2025,
      "url": null,
      "cadence": "editorial",
      "confidence": "editorial",
      "isEditorial": true,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "secondAmendment",
      "source": "Guns & Ammo",
      "fullName": "Guns & Ammo \"Best States for Gun Owners\"",
      "edition": 2023,
      "url": "https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/best-states-for-gun-owners-2023/488509",
      "cadence": "annual",
      "confidence": "partial",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "fourthAmendment",
      "source": "Institute for Justice",
      "fullName": "Institute for Justice -- \"Policing for Profit\" (asset forfeiture grades)",
      "edition": 2025,
      "url": "https://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit-4/",
      "cadence": "periodic",
      "confidence": "high",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "economicFreedom",
      "source": "Fraser Institute",
      "fullName": "Fraser Institute -- Economic Freedom of North America (EFNA)",
      "edition": 2024,
      "url": "https://www.fraserinstitute.org/categories/economic-freedom-north-america",
      "cadence": "annual",
      "confidence": "high",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "criminalJustice",
      "source": "Vera Institute",
      "fullName": "Vera Institute -- \"People in Prison\" (annual incarceration data)",
      "edition": 2024,
      "url": "https://www.vera.org/publications/people-in-jail-and-prison-in-2024",
      "cadence": "annual",
      "confidence": "high",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "drugPolicy",
      "source": "NORML / DISA / NCSL",
      "fullName": "Per-state cannabis legality status (composite: NORML state pages, DISA legality map, NCSL medical cannabis tracker)",
      "edition": 2025,
      "url": "https://norml.org/laws/",
      "cadence": "annual",
      "confidence": "high",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "propertyRights",
      "source": "Institute for Justice",
      "fullName": "Institute for Justice -- Eminent Domain / Castle Coalition",
      "edition": 2025,
      "url": "https://ij.org/issues/private-property/",
      "cadence": "periodic",
      "confidence": "high",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "religiousLiberty",
      "source": "Editorial",
      "fullName": "FreedomRankings Editorial (no strong annual state-level source exists for religious liberty rankings)",
      "edition": 2025,
      "url": null,
      "cadence": "editorial",
      "confidence": "editorial",
      "isEditorial": true,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "educationChoice",
      "source": "EdChoice",
      "fullName": "EdChoice -- \"ABCs of School Choice\"",
      "edition": 2025,
      "url": "https://www.edchoice.org/research/the-abcs-of-school-choice/",
      "cadence": "annual",
      "confidence": "high",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    },
    {
      "categoryId": "regulatoryBurden",
      "source": "Mercatus Center",
      "fullName": "Mercatus Center -- RegData state regulatory restrictions",
      "edition": 2024,
      "url": "https://www.mercatus.org/research/working-papers/regdata",
      "cadence": "annual",
      "confidence": "high",
      "isEditorial": false,
      "asOf": null
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "UT",
      "name": "Utah",
      "rank": 1,
      "overallScore": 74,
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        "firstAmendment": 7,
        "secondAmendment": 9.4,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 7.8,
        "criminalJustice": 8.6,
        "drugPolicy": 5.5,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 8.5,
        "educationChoice": 7.6,
        "regulatoryBurden": 7.1
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "NH",
      "name": "New Hampshire",
      "rank": 2,
      "overallScore": 73.7,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 7.5,
        "secondAmendment": 6.5,
        "fourthAmendment": 5,
        "economicFreedom": 10,
        "criminalJustice": 9.2,
        "drugPolicy": 6.5,
        "propertyRights": 9.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 6.5,
        "educationChoice": 9.1,
        "regulatoryBurden": 3.9
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "MT",
      "name": "Montana",
      "rank": 3,
      "overallScore": 72.1,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 7,
        "secondAmendment": 9.6,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 5.5,
        "criminalJustice": 7.3,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 5,
        "religiousLiberty": 7,
        "educationChoice": 7.3,
        "regulatoryBurden": 9.4
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ND",
      "name": "North Dakota",
      "rank": 4,
      "overallScore": 70.8,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 6.5,
        "secondAmendment": 9.2,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 8.4,
        "criminalJustice": 7.6,
        "drugPolicy": 6.5,
        "propertyRights": 9.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 1.5,
        "regulatoryBurden": 9.6
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "AZ",
      "name": "Arizona",
      "rank": 5,
      "overallScore": 69.3,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 7,
        "secondAmendment": 9,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 3.3,
        "criminalJustice": 1.8,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 9.7,
        "regulatoryBurden": 9
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "SD",
      "name": "South Dakota",
      "rank": 6,
      "overallScore": 69,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 6.5,
        "secondAmendment": 8.8,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 9.6,
        "criminalJustice": 2.4,
        "drugPolicy": 5.5,
        "propertyRights": 9.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 4.9,
        "regulatoryBurden": 9.8
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "MO",
      "name": "Missouri",
      "rank": 7,
      "overallScore": 66.2,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 6.5,
        "secondAmendment": 6.3,
        "fourthAmendment": 8.5,
        "economicFreedom": 5.7,
        "criminalJustice": 3.1,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 6.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 5.7,
        "regulatoryBurden": 6.9
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "NC",
      "name": "North Carolina",
      "rank": 8,
      "overallScore": 65.4,
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        "secondAmendment": 4.9,
        "fourthAmendment": 8.5,
        "economicFreedom": 8.8,
        "criminalJustice": 5.7,
        "drugPolicy": 4.5,
        "propertyRights": 6.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 7,
        "educationChoice": 7.3,
        "regulatoryBurden": 5.7
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "FL",
      "name": "Florida",
      "rank": 9,
      "overallScore": 64.6,
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        "secondAmendment": 5.7,
        "fourthAmendment": 6.5,
        "economicFreedom": 9,
        "criminalJustice": 2.9,
        "drugPolicy": 5.5,
        "propertyRights": 9.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 9.1,
        "regulatoryBurden": 2.4
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "IN",
      "name": "Indiana",
      "rank": 10,
      "overallScore": 64.2,
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        "firstAmendment": 6,
        "secondAmendment": 7.1,
        "fourthAmendment": 5,
        "economicFreedom": 8.2,
        "criminalJustice": 3.7,
        "drugPolicy": 3,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 8,
        "educationChoice": 7.9,
        "regulatoryBurden": 7.3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "MN",
      "name": "Minnesota",
      "rank": 11,
      "overallScore": 63.6,
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        "secondAmendment": 2.2,
        "fourthAmendment": 5,
        "economicFreedom": 3.7,
        "criminalJustice": 9.4,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 8,
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        "educationChoice": 6.3,
        "regulatoryBurden": 6.5
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    },
    {
      "id": "TN",
      "name": "Tennessee",
      "rank": 12,
      "overallScore": 62.9,
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        "secondAmendment": 8.6,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 9.8,
        "criminalJustice": 4.3,
        "drugPolicy": 3,
        "propertyRights": 6,
        "religiousLiberty": 8,
        "educationChoice": 7.6,
        "regulatoryBurden": 5.1
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "WY",
      "name": "Wyoming",
      "rank": 13,
      "overallScore": 62.8,
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        "secondAmendment": 10,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 6.9,
        "criminalJustice": 3.3,
        "drugPolicy": 1,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 6,
        "regulatoryBurden": 8.6
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    },
    {
      "id": "ID",
      "name": "Idaho",
      "rank": 14,
      "overallScore": 62.7,
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        "secondAmendment": 9.8,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 9.2,
        "criminalJustice": 1.2,
        "drugPolicy": 1,
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        "educationChoice": 7,
        "regulatoryBurden": 10
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      "id": "ME",
      "name": "Maine",
      "rank": 15,
      "overallScore": 61.8,
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        "economicFreedom": 2.9,
        "criminalJustice": 9.8,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 5,
        "religiousLiberty": 5.5,
        "educationChoice": 4,
        "regulatoryBurden": 4.3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "VT",
      "name": "Vermont",
      "rank": 16,
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        "fourthAmendment": 6,
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        "criminalJustice": 8.2,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
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        "educationChoice": 4.1,
        "regulatoryBurden": 7.8
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      "id": "KS",
      "name": "Kansas",
      "rank": 17,
      "overallScore": 60.9,
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        "secondAmendment": 8.2,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 7.3,
        "criminalJustice": 4.9,
        "drugPolicy": 1,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 4.6,
        "regulatoryBurden": 8.4
      }
    },
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      "id": "NV",
      "name": "Nevada",
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        "educationChoice": 5.2,
        "regulatoryBurden": 8.8
      }
    },
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      "id": "OK",
      "name": "Oklahoma",
      "rank": 19,
      "overallScore": 59.9,
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        "secondAmendment": 7.8,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
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        "criminalJustice": 0.8,
        "drugPolicy": 5.5,
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        "educationChoice": 7.6,
        "regulatoryBurden": 3.7
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    },
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      "id": "AK",
      "name": "Alaska",
      "rank": 20,
      "overallScore": 59.7,
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        "secondAmendment": 8,
        "fourthAmendment": 5.5,
        "economicFreedom": 1.4,
        "criminalJustice": 0.6,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 5,
        "religiousLiberty": 6.5,
        "educationChoice": 7,
        "regulatoryBurden": 9.2
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "WV",
      "name": "West Virginia",
      "rank": 21,
      "overallScore": 59.2,
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        "secondAmendment": 6.1,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 1.6,
        "criminalJustice": 6.5,
        "drugPolicy": 5.5,
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        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 8.5,
        "regulatoryBurden": 6.5
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "TX",
      "name": "Texas",
      "rank": 22,
      "overallScore": 58.9,
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        "secondAmendment": 8.4,
        "fourthAmendment": 5.5,
        "economicFreedom": 9.4,
        "criminalJustice": 1.4,
        "drugPolicy": 3,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 8.5,
        "educationChoice": 7,
        "regulatoryBurden": 1.2
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "GA",
      "name": "Georgia",
      "rank": 23,
      "overallScore": 58.6,
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        "secondAmendment": 7.6,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 8.6,
        "criminalJustice": 2,
        "drugPolicy": 3,
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        "religiousLiberty": 7,
        "educationChoice": 6.4,
        "regulatoryBurden": 5.5
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "MI",
      "name": "Michigan",
      "rank": 24,
      "overallScore": 57.9,
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        "secondAmendment": 3.9,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 3.9,
        "criminalJustice": 4.1,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 9.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 6,
        "educationChoice": 1.5,
        "regulatoryBurden": 8
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "OH",
      "name": "Ohio",
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      "overallScore": 57.5,
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        "secondAmendment": 5.5,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 3.1,
        "criminalJustice": 3.5,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 7,
        "educationChoice": 8.5,
        "regulatoryBurden": 1.4
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "AL",
      "name": "Alabama",
      "rank": 26,
      "overallScore": 57.5,
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        "firstAmendment": 6,
        "secondAmendment": 6.7,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 4.9,
        "criminalJustice": 1,
        "drugPolicy": 5.5,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 8,
        "educationChoice": 7.6,
        "regulatoryBurden": 5.3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "VA",
      "name": "Virginia",
      "rank": 27,
      "overallScore": 57.1,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 7,
        "secondAmendment": 3.1,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 7.1,
        "criminalJustice": 4.5,
        "drugPolicy": 8,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 6.5,
        "educationChoice": 4.9,
        "regulatoryBurden": 3.5
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "MD",
      "name": "Maryland",
      "rank": 28,
      "overallScore": 56.4,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 7,
        "secondAmendment": 1.2,
        "fourthAmendment": 8.5,
        "economicFreedom": 4.1,
        "criminalJustice": 7.1,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 5,
        "religiousLiberty": 5,
        "educationChoice": 4.5,
        "regulatoryBurden": 4.5
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "SC",
      "name": "South Carolina",
      "rank": 29,
      "overallScore": 56.3,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 6,
        "secondAmendment": 5.3,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 5.9,
        "criminalJustice": 4.7,
        "drugPolicy": 1,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 5.8,
        "regulatoryBurden": 7.6
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "NM",
      "name": "New Mexico",
      "rank": 30,
      "overallScore": 56.3,
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        "secondAmendment": 3.3,
        "fourthAmendment": 9.5,
        "economicFreedom": 0,
        "criminalJustice": 6.9,
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        "propertyRights": 9.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 5.5,
        "educationChoice": 1.5,
        "regulatoryBurden": 4.1
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "IA",
      "name": "Iowa",
      "rank": 31,
      "overallScore": 55.9,
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        "secondAmendment": 3.5,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 6.7,
        "criminalJustice": 5.3,
        "drugPolicy": 3,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 7.5,
        "educationChoice": 7.6,
        "regulatoryBurden": 3.3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "WI",
      "name": "Wisconsin",
      "rank": 32,
      "overallScore": 55.7,
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        "secondAmendment": 5.1,
        "fourthAmendment": 9,
        "economicFreedom": 6.1,
        "criminalJustice": 2.7,
        "drugPolicy": 3,
        "propertyRights": 6.5,
        "religiousLiberty": 6.5,
        "educationChoice": 6.9,
        "regulatoryBurden": 2.9
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "PA",
      "name": "Pennsylvania",
      "rank": 33,
      "overallScore": 55.6,
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        "firstAmendment": 7,
        "secondAmendment": 3.7,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 6.5,
        "criminalJustice": 5.1,
        "drugPolicy": 5.5,
        "propertyRights": 8,
        "religiousLiberty": 6.5,
        "educationChoice": 5.7,
        "regulatoryBurden": 3.1
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "NE",
      "name": "Nebraska",
      "rank": 34,
      "overallScore": 55,
      "scores": {
        "firstAmendment": 6.5,
        "secondAmendment": 4.1,
        "fourthAmendment": 6,
        "economicFreedom": 6.3,
        "criminalJustice": 5.9,
        "drugPolicy": 4.5,
        "propertyRights": 5,
        "religiousLiberty": 7,
        "educationChoice": 1.5,
        "regulatoryBurden": 8.2
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "RI",
      "name": "Rhode Island",
      "rank": 35,
      "overallScore": 54.1,
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        "secondAmendment": 1.4,
        "fourthAmendment": 4.5,
        "economicFreedom": 1.8,
        "criminalJustice": 8.4,
        "drugPolicy": 9.5,
        "propertyRights": 5,
        "religiousLiberty": 5,
        "educationChoice": 4.8,
        "regulatoryBurden": 6.7
      }
    },
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