Civil Rights

Within the United States, civil rights refer to a set of rights that are guaranteed to citizens by the constitution. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion are but a few examples of civil rights.

Civil rights laws, however, are meaningless without the support of the executive branch and enforcement from Civil Rights Enforcement Agencies. Civil rights are guaranteed by the United States constitution but enforcing these rights often proves to be an ongoing task.

Civil rights can also address disability rights, as evidenced by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The rights of all citizens, irrespective of physical abilities are protected under civil rights laws.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Civil Rights”

• The State of Israeli Civil Rights 2009

  
  Jewschool — Authority: 537
  Democracy or ethnocracy? The only democracy in the Middle East or just the easiest to swallow? Israel offers many of the protections we expect of self-labeled Western democracies. Women can vote. The press is vibrant. There is separation of governmental powers. In some cases, Israel is ahead of the US, such as ...
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• Mark Lloyd: FCC Chief Diversity Officer — And a Liar, Too

  
  Big Government — Authority: 818
  On December 15 in a speech for the Media Access Projec t, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd claimed to refute numerous what he called “exaggerations and distortions” of a wide range of his thoughts, positions and policy prescriptions from what he called a “right-wing ...
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• Santa and Mrs. Claus Place Rep. Mike McMahon On “No-Gift” List

  
  NLN — Authority: 122
  Santa leaves a note for Rep. McMahon (Photo: Devra Morice / NLN) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (North Pole News) — On Monday evening, Santa and Mrs. Claus hooked up with anti-war activists from Peace Action Staten Island and Movement for a Democratic Society, SI — for a visit to Congressman Mike McMahon’s Office. On ...
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• Ninth Circuit Declines Jurisdiction over Pechanga Disenrollments

  
  Turtle Talk — Authority: 434
  Here is the opinion in Jeffredo v. Macarro . There was a dissent (by a district court judge sitting by designation), however, which seemed to focus on the apparent “greed” of the Pechanga people in disenrolling tribal members. Here are the briefs: Jeffredo Opening Brief Macarro Answering Brief Jeffredo ...
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• Harry Reid Forgets Democrats’ History

  
  One Man's Thoughts — Authority: 134
  In light of Senator Harry Reid implying that the Republican party defended slavery, I’m republishing my review of Wrong On Race: The Democratic Party’s Buried Past , by Bruce Bartlett: “[V]irtually every significant racist in American political history was a Democrat.” On December 5, 2002, ...
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• Irans Green Movement: The Womans Veil

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 440
  According to HuffingtonPos t , " Irans Green Movement has embraced a new symbol of protest: the womans veil . In an unprecedented show of support for womens rights, Iranian men have posted photos of themselves wearing the head covering typically worn by Muslim women. The images show hundreds of men clad in bright ...
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• Maziar Bahari thanks supporters on Twitter, Facebook, and elsewhere for his freedom

  
  Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead — Authority: 497
  Maziar Bahari, an Iranian Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker who was arrested without charge during the Iranian election protests in June, thanks supporters everywhere who campaigned for his release on Twitter, Facebook, and through diplomatic relations which all contributed to his release. Below is a video ...
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• Anti-Gay Marriage Letters To The Editor: Biased By Choice?

  
  The New Civil Rights Movement — Authority: 509
  How Many Is Too Many? The Editors, were they to respond to this, no doubt would claim they were reflecting the voices in their community. To which, one must say, so what? Isn’t the obligation of a local newspaper, whose reach is now all but infinite, thanks to the Internet, to teach, to communicate through ...
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• National Women’s Commission to investigate Ruchika case

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI) : The National Commission for Women on Wednesday decided to form committee to examine Ruchika Girhotra case.The committee comprising of advocates will examine the sequence of events since the complaint was first filed against former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore.According to NCW the committee would ...
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• Intersectionality Conference

  
  Concurring Opinions — Authority: 611
  The Critical Race Studies program at UCLA is planning an exciting conference on intersectionality this March. (Full disclosure: The Women & Law Project at Thomas Jefferson School of Law is principal conference co-sponsor, and I’m the Women & Law chair this year.) A number of very good speakers will be ...
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• Better Late Than Never

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  Matt Lauer interviews Meredith Baxter about her coming-out on Today.Many LGBTs are coming out later in life, which raises the question: What took so long?By Dr. Jallen RixBlessings to Meredith Baxter, the actress who played the progressive, politically active mother on the classic ’80s TV sitcom, Family Ties. After ...
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• Mexico City Invites Us: Observe Our “Experiment”

  
  http://sexualintelligence.wordpress.com — Authority: 111
  With a population of 9 million, Mexico City has more people than 40 of America’s 50 states. It also has more Catholics than any American state except California. In fact, Mexico City is the 2nd largest Catholic city in the world (after Sao Paulo, Brazil). And it just legalized same-gender marriage. Mexico, of ...
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• Accused Tiller assassin won’t be allowed to use ‘necessity defense’

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 654
  A district court judge ruled Tuesday that the man accused of murdering Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller will not be allowed to use the “necessity defense” put together for him by Des Moines anti-abortion activist Dave Leach. Scott Roeder (mugshot) Leach, who publishes a newsletter that advocates the ...
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• CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION WARNINGS IGNORED RE: HEALTHCARE BILLS

  
  lgstarr — Authority: 140
  Within the last three months, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has twice sent letters to the president and the leaders of the House and Senate warning them of discriminatory provisions in both bills. But those warnings have been ignored, and the problems remain...
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• Change Has Come to America: Health Insurance Reform About to Happen

  
  Turning Left — Authority: 141
  All news from Democrats and the White House is positive. It looks like reform of our for-profit health insurance system is about to happen. Is the reform on the table perfect? No. None of the sides are perfectly content with the changes, including Democrats, Blue Dog Democrats, and the Party of No. But it’s ...
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• Lawmakers Begin Finalizing Tort Law To Protect Civil Rights

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 562
  From Xinhua : China’s top legislature began deliberating final revisions of the draft Tort Law Tuesday, including civil liabilities of construction firms in buildings safety. The draft law, which was designed to provide compensation for those whose rights are violated, was tabled at the bi-monthly session of ...
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• Gaza Freedom March Send-off

  
  NLN — Authority: 122
  (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On the very cold evening of December 18th, Times Square was the scene of a send-off rally for the New Yorkers participating in the Gaza Freedom March. The event will take place in Gaza on the first anniversary of the brutal Israeli attack (the subject of the Goldstone ...
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• FM newswire for 23 December, hot articles for your morning reading

  
  Fabius Maximus — Authority: 132
  Today’s links to interesting news and analysis.Technology might re-make the oil sands businessThe great western drought:  Lake Mead could be dry by 2021 (it provides 90% of Las Vegas’ water)America re-segregatesToday’s new climate science scandalHere’s a real comment policy: RealClimate does hard core ...
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• Reid Cracks Under Pressure – Comparing Opponents of Health Care Reform to Supporters of Slavery

  
  One Man's Thoughts — Authority: 134
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took his GOP-blasting rhetoric to a new level Monday, comparing Republicans who oppose health care reform to lawmakers who clung to the institution of slavery more than a century ago. The Nevada Democrat, in a sweeping set of accusations on the Senate floor, also compared health ...
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• Julie Fernandes: “The fundamental right to vote”

  
  arezzo1.com — Authority: 125
  Julie Fernandes, Senior Policy Analyst and Special Counsel, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, discusses underlying issues in the debate over voter-ID laws. On October 23, 2007, ACS hosted a panel at the National Press Club, where leading experts discussed how voter photo-ID laws impact our democracy. Full video ...
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