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25 Aug 2020, 9:00 am by Kristen Matteucci
According to the National Archives, citizens “lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience” to advocate for women’s suffrage starting in the mid-19th century, with struggles to include women of color persisting well after the passage of the amendment. [read post]
24 Aug 2020, 1:51 pm by Anna Salvatore, Tia Sewell
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, August 24, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on examining the finances and operations of the United States Postal Service (USPS) during COVID-19 and upcoming elections. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 2:40 pm by Steven Green
Yet Rakove shows that Madison and Jefferson did not advocate for an unrestrained free exercise right or abandon their suspicions of religious authority and religious factionalism. [read post]
20 Aug 2020, 1:25 pm by lennyesq
“A married same-sex couple is a legally recognized family and NYSBA will continue to advocate to protect their rights. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 1:43 pm by Chad Marlow
Should this play out, we will be left an altered but equally dangerous beast to fight.And there is a very real risk of that happening. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 1:27 pm by kwalters
Since the 1970s, abortion opponents have tried to undermine abortion rights not by advocating for fetal rights but by contesting what abortion in the United States is really like. [read post]
18 Aug 2020, 8:06 am by Kristen Matteucci
  Iconic Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis (1940-2020) will be remembered not only for his many years representing Georgia's 5th Congressional District, but for his lifelong dedication to challenging racial injustice, getting into “good trouble,” and advocating for freedom and equality as well. [read post]
17 Aug 2020, 1:31 pm by Blair Wallace
The academy will cover a comprehensive array of topics to build each person’s capacity to become an effective abortion rights advocate. [read post]
17 Aug 2020, 11:58 am by SCOTUStalk
On this week’s episode of SCOTUStalk, Amy Howe interviews Goldstein on what it’s like to advocate before the nine and how that experience has changed over the past 20 years. [read post]
17 Aug 2020, 11:29 am by Matt Gluck, Tia Sewell
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, August 17, 2020, at 4:00 p.m.: Brookings will host an online event called on the dire political and economic situation in Lebanon following the explosion on August 4. [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 9:47 am by Thomas Valenti
 Advocate Fatima (name changed) is not a First genera [read post]
10 Aug 2020, 2:17 pm by Tia Sewell
The Reiss Center is also home to Just Security, the online forum on law, rights and national security. [read post]
10 Aug 2020, 10:00 am by Jonathan G. Odom
For the first election of ITLOS members in 1996, the president of the UNCLOS state parties meeting made a proposal, with the stated purpose of “reconcil[ing] the need for some certainty in geographical representation in the composition of the [ITLOS] on the one hand and the need to provide all candidates an equal opportunity to contest the election on the other. [read post]
10 Aug 2020, 6:14 am by ecooper
” Justice Alito’s statement ignores the constitutional right to equality—and that the crux of the Women’s Health Amendment ensures that women [read post]
10 Aug 2020, 12:26 am by Beth Van Schaack
 Some key takeaways in the national security and human rights space are outlined below along with some areas where additional attention would be welcome: One Biden’s his core pledges is to advocate for Congress to recognize that the necessary ¾ of the states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (the ERA). [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 1:36 pm by Jamil Dakwar
The Trump administration is advocating for a new hierarchy of rights that would elevate religion and property over basic human rights. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 11:55 am by Herb Lin, Steven Weber
Phillip knows that a looming question mark about the possibility of fraud is equally or more powerful than a known and certain manipulation, and he knows that efforts to suppress stories of this kind have been shown in some cases to actually multiply their presence on social media. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 6:30 am by Stephen Griffin
  He devotes attention to cases involving political rights, such as the campaign finance decisions and voting rights. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 1:08 am by Anthony Gaughan
In addition, the Center through its faculty and students, engages in children’s rights advocacy projects, including providing trainings to relevant stakeholders, disseminating information on best practices in children’s representation, and identifying, drafting, and advocating for progressive children’s rights legislation. [read post]