The government's lawyers have advised the Treaty Principles Bill is consistent with the Bill of Rights Act - but only because they expect courts would not allow it to override that law or the Treaty ...
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Senate today strongly urging them to continue to block S ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia, allowing the passage of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the ...
Among the positive far reaching consequences of the Equal Rights Amendment is a fix that makes New York's Bill of Rights self ...
On November 4, 2008, California voters approved a referendum on Proposition 109, the Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law. Like Nicholas, Bishop-Jenkins is a family member of a ...
The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas ...
Note: The following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the ...
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires states to display a Voter’s Bill of Rights in all polling places. California posted copies in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, ...