899b used the weak words “Should Not” violate the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil liberties of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents. The words “Should Not” are not very binding on government and police. …
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The families argued that the policy violated free speech rights as guaranteed by the United States and California constitutions. The United States Supreme Court says student expression is protected as long as it does not harm the work …
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It’s true that Professor Ayers participated passionately in the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s, as did hundreds of thousands of Americans. His participation in political activity 40 years ago is history; …
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The Obama plan is to greatly expand government health care programs, early-childhood education, social security, civil rights programs for minorities and the disabled, and welfare programs. He cannot do this without more government …
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The politically correct-minded seem to think that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue; one that’s time has come. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is an issue of culture and way of life. The culture of the United…
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The immediate reaction of sympathizers is to claim, understandably, that this event constituted a violation of the protester’s civil rights. He, as much as every other American, has a right to free speech. …
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The filibuster has been used by various blocs of Senators for different purposes; for example, by conservatives resisting civil-rights legislation in the 1960s, and by liberals resisting cuts in the capital gains tax in 1991. …
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UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Carlos Munoz Jr., who teaches a course on the civil rights movements of the 1960s, said the San Francisco State strike was for students of color the equivalent of the Free Speech Movement in the mid-1960s …
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United States in 1879 (see blog posting : “Marriage and the Constitution”, dated October 11, 2008). It is clear in President Jefferson’s letter that he is explicitly referencing the ability of the legislature to establish a religion or …
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The Bill of Rights guaranteed that Congress would not interfere with the rights to (a) freedom of speech, press and religion (b) vote for all adults (c) both a and b are true (d) neither a nor b is true …
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