MDP proposes bill to reform judiciary, reappoint higher courts

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 06-02-2012

The first amendment proposes changing clause (a) of the article 5 of the Courts Act, reducing the Supreme Court bench to five judges inclusive of the chief justice. The amendment would also dissolve clause (a) of the article 16 in Judges Act

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Vermont's Catholic Bishop Takes a Stand for Religious Freedom

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 06-02-2012

By its ruling, the Administration has cast aside the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, denying Catholics our Nation's first and most fundamental freedom, that of religious liberty, and compelling an individual to violate his

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Conspiracy to Interfere With Civil Rights | Judge A. Howard Matz, A

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 05-02-2012

Proposed Class Action In Defense of the First Amendment. LAW CITATIONS: 18 USC 241 Conspiracy Against Rights. 18 USC 42 USC 1987 Prosecution of Violation of Certain Laws. 42 USC 1988 Proceedings in Vindication of Civil Rights

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Egnorance: The First Amendment, under a tarp

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 02-02-2012

The First Amendment guarantees all Americans the right to free exercise of religion and the right to freedom of speech. The First Amendment prohibits an official national church. Nowhere does it guarantee the right not to see other people's

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Chilling: SCOTUS hears case touching on right of Churches to self

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 10-10-2011

[NB] But by casting her legal argument in terms of the government's interests, rather than the unchanging language of the First Amendment, she left open the possibility that at some future date, under different circumstances, the government

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Action on the Court (of Appeals) – Gorkemgozleme Sports | World's

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 08-10-2011

The theory of the suits was that, by delegating responsibility for construction of the bonfire to a group of students who were not trained or qualified for the task, the university had engaged in outrageous conduct in violation of substantive due process. The Fifth Circuit Brentwood Academy, the First Amendment challenge to a high-school-athletics recruiting ban, a case on which the Supreme Court heard oral argument last month and which was discussed at length here and here.

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Supreme Court focus shifts to criminal law and First Amendment

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 02-10-2011

Supreme Court focus shifts to criminal law and First Amendment. October 2, 2011. Written by Aaron Finestone. Leave a comment. Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports on the upcoming Supreme Court term.

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Supreme Court's focus turns to criminal, First Amendment cases

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 02-10-2011

Supreme Court's focus turns to criminal, First Amendment cases · Misc. Oct 022011. The Supreme Court, which has been focused in recent terms on the rights of corporations and on curbing big lawsuits, returns to the bench Monday with a

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Banned books Read Out celebrates First Amendment

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 30-09-2011

Banned books Read Out celebrates First Amendment. Teach mе hοw tο Gundy, Alyssa Milano's baby, George Costanza's hair, Pippa's butt, ThunderLOLcats, Jon Jones, thе NBA shut out аnd black uniforms аnd hockey violence. Saturday

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Books Devoured: TGIF ~ Banned Books

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 30-09-2011

I believe that a challenge on a book is a direct violation of our first amendment rights. I will never understand the need to make decisions for other people. At least when a government wants to ban a book I can understand their motivation, they

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