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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• High-Stakes of Stupak-Pitts Amendment for Women of Color

  
  The State of Opportunity — Authority: 120
  A few Saturdays ago, on November 7th, I was at the annual SisterSong meeting, a gathering of about 300 reproductive justice advocates. What was exhilarating and unusual about this meeting was that the vast majority of people attending were women of color who are focused on gender and sexuality issues. This was a ...
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• “Private Health Insurance Must Go!”Visits Grand Central Station

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  A health care activist from Private Health Insurance Must Go (Photo: Thomas Good / NLN) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead NEW YORK — On November 17, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., rush hour, 24 ...
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• Jews Say No To Dershowitz

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  Protesters outside the 92nd Street Y (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On Saturday, November 21, Alan Dershowitz was appearing at the 92nd Street Y in N.Y.C. to debate a person representing the new lobby, J Street, on the subject of what the future policies of Israel should be. Dershowitz supports ...
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• When Everything Changed: 50 Years of Women’s Progress

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 660
  In the first year of Gail Collins ’s survey of “the amazing journey of American women from 1960 to the present,” I turned 12. Not long after that, I told my father I was thinking of becoming a lawyer. “That’s not…
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• Photo of the Day: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

  
  Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities — Authority: 426
  Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009 Photography by:  Jeff Sheng, Los Angeles Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009 is a photograph by the award-winning Los Angeles photographer Jeff Sheng.  Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is his new photography project, which consists of a ...
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• 14 Years in Prison for Tennessee Man Who Set Fire to an Islamic Center

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 453
  Senior Judge Robert L. Echols of the Middle District of Tennessee has sentenced Michael Corey Golden to 14 years and three months in prison and three years of supervised released for vandalizing and burning down the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn. Golden pleaded guilty on Nov. 3, 2008, to destruction of religious ...
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• Bush Campaign Veterans Make Electoral Comeback

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 763
  Tim Griffin, Barbara Comstock and Karl Rove (Tim Griffin for Congress, Comstock for Delegate, White House photo) For a candidate making his first bid for office, Tim Griffin couldn’t be in better shape. One week after announcing his campaign against Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.), the incumbent in Arkansas’s most ...
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• The dilemma of the disenchanted progressive: why it’s important for Ocean Beach – Part III

  
  OB Rag Blog — Authority: 135
  The dilemma of the disenchanted progressive has come full circle. If the progressive is disenchanted and deeply puzzled, what about the progressive community - what about a place like Ocean Beach?This then is the third and final part of the series. In Part 1, I presented what I see as this dilemma for disenchanted ...
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• Maine Religious Discrimination

  
  Labor Law Talk Blog — Authority: 422
  Before 9/11, a Muslim woman worked on her Alamo car rental job while wearing her head scarf without encountering problems from her supervisor. The supervisor, in fact, had given permission to do so. The woman’s head scarf bore the Alamo logo. After 9/11, she was fired for wearing the scarf. She challenged the ...
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• “Any Catholic In Public Office – His First Commitment Has To Be To His Faith”

  
  The New Civil Rights Movement — Authority: 127
  Bishop Wants “Moral Law Reflected” In Laws Of The Country Make no mistake. The Catholic Church is waging a holy war against America and democracy. Slowly over the past few weeks, more and more commentary has been made by leaders within the Catholic and Christian communities. They are brandishing their bibles and ...
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• NAACP v. Civil Rights

  
  LonelyMachines — Authority: 117
  All of the current amicus curiae briefs in McDonald v. Chicago are now posted on Alan Guras site.The NAACP has submitted theirs, and its one that really bothers me.They argue against revisiting the Privileges or Immunities clause at all, claiming,The Court should turn to the largely unexplored Privileges or Immunities ...
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• McDonald v. Chicago: Brady Weighs In

  
  LonelyMachines — Authority: 117
  So, they got theirs up just under the wire.  The Brady Campaign brief is pretty much exactly what I expected.The whole thing is about "reasonable regulation" and "public interest." Without weighing in on incorporation, they simply beg for a standard of review thats as close to rational basis as they can get without ...
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• Column: Rev. Jacksons historic runs stand with us, even today

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 828
  Rev. Jacksons historic runs stand with us, even today By DeWayne Wickham In a little noticed, long overdue act of acknowledgement, 12 members of the Congressional Black Caucus stood before a nearly empty chamber of the House of Representatives last...
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• Blackwater’s Secret War in Pakistan

  
  OB Rag Blog — Authority: 135
  By Jeremy Scahill / The Nation / November 23, 2009At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations of suspected ...
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• Free Lynne Stewart!

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  “Lynne Stewart: America’s Newest Political Prisoner” (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On November 19 about 200 people of every possible race and ethnicity, representing a wide spectrum of political ideology, came to the Federal Courthouse on Worth St. in lower Manhattan to support Lynne Stewart as she ...
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• Free Lynne Stewart!

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  “Lynne Stewart: America’s Newest Political Prisoner” (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On November 19 about 200 people of every possible race and ethnicity, representing a wide spectrum of political ideology, came to the Federal Courthouse on Worth St. in lower Manhattan to support Lynne Stewart as she ...
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• The Mets Strike Out — Again

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  “Don’t rent to racists, it’s an error. Just say no to settler terror.” — Chant (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — Over 50 human rights activists gathered in N.Y.C. outside the Park Avenue offices of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to demand that he intervene to stop the Mets from ...
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• The Mets Strike Out — Again

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  “Don’t rent to racists, it’s an error. Just say no to settler terror.” — Chant (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — Over 50 human rights activists gathered in N.Y.C. outside the Park Avenue offices of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to demand that he intervene to stop the Mets from ...
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• Eyes Wide Open Visits Times Square

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On the evening of November 16th World Can’t Wait and Military Families Speak Out put the ‘Eyes Wide Open’ exhibit on display at Times Square in N.Y.C. There were candles, flowers, and pairs of military boots representing the almost 1,000 killed in the Afghan War. ...
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• Eyes Wide Open Visits Times Square

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On the evening of November 16th World Can’t Wait and Military Families Speak Out put the ‘Eyes Wide Open’ exhibit on display at Times Square in N.Y.C. There were candles, flowers, and pairs of military boots representing the almost 1,000 killed in the Afghan War. ...
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