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10 Jun 2014, 9:17 pm
Unlike the federal Equal Protection Clause, California’s Equal Protection Clause is the basis for the state’s constitutional right to education, because education is a fundamental interest under California constitutional law. [read post]
2 Mar 2018, 8:49 am
And for good reason: the Trump Administration and congressional Republicans have waged a sustained attack on low-income people and people of color and worked tirelessly to roll back important federal programs and civil rights protections that fight poverty and ensure equal opportunity for all.But we can’t forget about the crucial action happening at the state and local level. [read post]
13 May 2018, 5:31 am
Much as I am of the view that many of the putative goals of social justice serve the greater good, such as racial equality, the devil is in the details. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 6:15 am
[Disclosure: Tejinder Singh of the law firm Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys work for or contribute to this blog in various capacities, was among the counsel on an amicus brief filed by international human rights advocates in support of the respondents in this case.] [read post]
28 Jun 2021, 3:30 am
Doron Dorfman Recently, researchers and advocates have brought to light the extra financial costs of living with disabilities, or as some have called it the “crip tax. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 9:18 am
The Prometheus Radio Project, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of community radio stations, urged the justices to stay out of the dispute. [read post]
23 Feb 2018, 8:45 am
Moreover, a conceptual problem arose with respect to making s 4C’s operation a function of a belated enquiry about whether a parent would have wished or intended or attempted to take advantage of a then non-existent right. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 6:05 am
In Marsh, state government and the federal government begin equally constrained by the Bill of Rights as the Supreme Court understands it; a state court can apply more stringent rules against state government in state criminal proceedings than apply in federal court. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 1:01 am
The 2007-2008 fellows are equally impressive; Nick Robinson, who successfully pushed Yale University and the State of Connecticut to divest from companies doing business in Sudan, now turns to the problem of water rights in India, where he will work with the Human Rights Law Network next year. [read post]
9 May 2014, 10:53 am
I should not have had to take the drastic step to sue my employer simply to have a safe pregnancy, equality as a woman, and the right to breastfeed even after returning to work. [read post]
21 Jul 2016, 11:23 am
Parity advocates argue that equal representation of women lends “greater depth, breadth and legitimacy to decisions made by institutions. [read post]
31 May 2009, 5:59 pm
Texas, proved highly successful.Today, marriage equality advocates have pursued the same strategy, and they are currently achieving more success than any other progressive social movement. [read post]
9 Jul 2011, 7:11 am
Her study details how a tumultuous political and legal climate transformed the links between race and sex equality, civil rights and feminism. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 2:46 pm
It includes five campaigns that specifically target issues such as sex abuse, reproductive justice, voting rights, immigrant rights, and ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, including a specific downloadable action toolkit for each campaign. [read post]
2 May 2022, 3:55 pm
But even assuming arguendo that the interpretation of UDAAP advocated by the CFPB and Professor Sovern is correct, what would that mean? [read post]
10 Aug 2020, 6:14 am
” 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]
16 Sep 2020, 12:04 pm
This often includes a custody order giving both parents equitable — if not entirely equal — visitation rights with their child, while giving one parent the right to designate the child’s primary residence. [read post]
30 Jul 2013, 5:00 am
At last week’s Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, advocates of closing Guantanamo, such as chairman Dick Durbin and Human Rights First president Elisa Massimino, talked about how to close Guantanamo: in particular, by transferring or releasing most detainees to other countries and then moving the remainder into the United States. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 6:37 am
Advocates of the ordinance consider the practice a form of child abuse. [read post]
26 Jun 2015, 5:09 pm
I think equal protection should have been easy. [read post]
