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Dennis Parker: Let me begin the conversation by asking you, Marjorie, as a New Orleans resident and rights and liberties advocate, what you think was the most important lesson learned from the disaster? [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 4:36 am by Robin Shea
In my experience, the African-Americans in the audience have been the most vocal advocates for treating everyone equally in this regard. [read post]
15 Nov 2009, 3:47 am
" The revised bill removes a provision for the sunsetting of domestic partnerships, a provision that law professor Nancy Polikoff has advocated. [read post]
30 Dec 2019, 11:40 am by Kalvis Golde
In the June 26 ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for a 5-4 majority that, under the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment, states cannot deprive same-sex couples of the fundamental right to marry. [read post]
21 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by John Willinsky
” David Cole, the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, noted in the New York Review of Books (August 18, 2022) that “never has the Court eliminated a constitutional right so central to the equality and autonomy of half the nation. [read post]
18 Apr 2011, 2:29 pm by David Kopel
The sponsors of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (using federal powers to stop state and local violations of the Equal Protection clause) are in the same category. [read post]
19 Sep 2009, 6:24 am
  The article is below: "In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. [read post]
8 Nov 2014, 3:02 pm
The Forum was established by the Human Rights Council, and is guided by the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights. [read post]
18 Sep 2016, 10:16 am
If Raja Ram Mohan Roy relied on the rights of ancient Hindu women[4] to demand equal share of property for women, would similar ancient principles not be relevant today if the Supreme Court were to understand equality and gender justice? [read post]
15 Apr 2009, 3:49 pm
The blocked sites include the Human Rights Campaign, Marriage Equality USA, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, the Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and Dignity USA. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 9:30 am by Judicial Watch Blog
” Addressing a San Francisco-based organization (Muslim Advocates) that urges members not to cooperate in federal terrorism investigations, Attorney General Eric Holder said he is “grateful” to have it as a partner in promoting tolerance, ensuring public safety and protecting civil rights. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 3:30 am by Camille Nelson
While the holding in Cleburne2 struck down an ordinance infringing the Equal Protection rights of persons with “mental retardation,” the case has proven less progressive and unsupportive of disability rights broadly speaking. [read post]
26 May 2014, 6:49 am by John O'Sullivan
Although the court’s comments are addressed to publicly funded criminal justice, there is no reason to suppose they do not apply equally to civil justice: The criminal justice system in this country requires the highest quality advocates both to prosecute and to defend those accused of crime: in addition, they are the potential judges of the future. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 7:29 pm
We have a law - a gift to gun rights advocates and those "sick of crime" everywhere. [read post]
28 Nov 2022, 8:05 am by Resnick Law Group, P.C.
If you believe your employer has harmed you by violating state or federal employment laws, you need a knowledgeable and experienced advocate who can help you fight for your rights. [read post]
23 Jan 2018, 8:00 am
These nuisance ordinances violate free speech, due process, equal protection, and fair housing guarantees. [read post]
18 Sep 2014, 9:22 am by Ken White
The page compounds the error by equally brief summaries of two post-Tinker cases showing what rights students do not have: Of students to make an obscene speech at a school-sponsored event. [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 8:08 am by Martha Ertman
  For a decade now marriage equality and gay rights litigation more generally has inspired fundamentalist Mormons to seek to decriminalize their sacred institution. [read post]