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”

• Waiting for the Mayor’s budget … to see what it says about libraries

  
  OB Rag Blog — Authority: 134
  A recent comment stated how difficult it is to figure out the City budget situation. And I agree with that. I am anxiously awaiting the release of the Mayor’s mid year budget adjustment on the 22nd of November. Remember last year? We were fighting for libraries and parks. In reality, it has been an ongoing battle ...
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• TRN-12.01 - Portland Bureau of Transportation Title VI Civil Rights Program

  
  PortlandOnline — Authority: 166
  Portland Bureau of Transportation - BCP-TRN-12.01
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• LORRAINE TIPTON CASE Father refuses to see daughter so that mother will remain in jail!

  
  A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice — Authority: 511
  http://refusesvisitpressrelease.blogspot.com/ Father Refuses visitation . . .LORRAINE TIPTON CASE Father refuses to see daughter so that mother will remain in jail! PRESS RELEASE Contact: Elizabeth McVey Children’s Rights Albany, New York November 14, 2009 518-505-9200 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lorraine Tipton was ...
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• Lawyer Who Wrote Voting Law Sues & Collects, as Gov’t Officials Steam Over $4.3M Won

  
  ABA Journal Top Stories — Authority: 678
  Only one legal group in California is suing to enforce the states unique voting rights law. And a key attorney in that group helped draft it and get it enacted. This is aggravating officials of several governmental entities from which the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area has won some ...
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• Shawnee County Court LIVES of Battered Mothers and their Children Continue to be Destroyed

  
  A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice — Authority: 511
  [I went ahead and hyperlinked for our ease and access to a site I DO NOT have access to. (For this VERY reason) albeit I must have provided much of the info as they are my case….. so be it then. My review to be in compliance (again) of Contempt is the Nov. 20th, 2009  [...]
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• Washington Blade and Southern Voice close down

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Atlanta, Nov 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The gay newspaper Southern Voice along with Washington Blade has closed down. The employees arrived to work after the weekend and found that the doors were closed and a sign posted that said that the magazine was no longer in business.A notice posted at the Southern Voice office in ...
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• SIN BY SILENCE | An educational resource on DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; BUT where is the part about how BATTERERS and ABUSERS often get CUSTODY?

  
  A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice — Authority: 511
   Looks good — but where is the part about how batterers and abusers often get custody, the years of exhausting and financially back-breaking litigation, the damage to the children, etc?==============================One in four American women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. October was Domestic ...
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• Tale of Two Joes: Arpaio Meets With Biden

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio tweeted this morning that he’d met with Vice President Joe Biden, who was in Phoenix fundraising for Democratic members of Congress who could face tough Republican challengers in 2010. Biden was also touting the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Curiously, the ...
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• Google Book Search Settlement

  
  Scrivener's Error — Authority: 118
  Settlement 2.0: The Discordant Melody Remains the SameThe Settlement (in essay form)The Lawsuit (in essay form)Version 2.0 of the settlement has arrived. Its as much of a monster as was its predecessor, and really does very little to actually address the concerns that purportedly led to the changes. If I was actually ...
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• What Happened to the Furiosi While I Was Gone??

  
  Stageleft: life on the left side — Authority: 499
  I havent had time since my vacation to pay much attention to the homegrown intellectual leaders of conservative blogdom, but decided to do a quick whip around for the stimulation Ive been missing. And I discovered a most disturbing trend.
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• McDonald v. Chicago: Briefs Pending

  
  LonelyMachines — Authority: 114
  The deadline for amicus curiae briefs in the McDonald case is November 23. Chicago filed for an extension, and their brief is now due on December 30.Two Senators and two Representatives have drafted a brief in support of the plaintiffs, and wed like to see it receive as many signatures from other legislators as [...]
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• Pastor: Muslims in military a ‘recipe for disaster’

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 664
  Allowing military service for those with “different beliefs and different religious structure” is a “recipe for disaster,” a West Des Moines pastor told controversial Christian radio host Steve Deace Friday. Deace was discussing the shootings at the Ft. Hood military base in Texas with Bob Deever, pastor ...
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• Last Julys Bush Protest Still in the News and Focus of Debate on Rudeness and Free Speech

  
  Let's Try Democracy — Authority: 523
  Heres a letter I just sent to my local newspaper: Letter to the Editor: As an organizer of the protest of former President Bush at Monticello last July, I was sorry to miss Sundays panel on free speech and rudeness at PVCC but appreciated your Monday report. I also appreciated the panelists comments you reported ...
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• Will Phillips speaks about his stance on Liberty for All

  
  Maybe it's just me... — Authority: 535
  Great kid!
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• One Giant Scar On Mankind: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS US ALL!

  
  A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice — Authority: 511
  One giant scar on mankindhttp://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/one-giant-scar-on-mankind-20091115-igau.htmlNovember 17, 2009Comments 105Illustration: Greg Bakes.Almost 20 years ago, on December 6, 1989, a young man went looking for women at l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. Here, in the middle of this highly ...
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• RPI Chair attacks plan to house terror suspects in U.S.

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 664
  Calling it a “clear threat to national security,” Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn called on U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, to oppose a plan to house transferred Guantanamo detainees in Illinois. A nearly-empty Illinois prison near the Mississippi River on the border with Braley’s Iowa ...
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• Another Murder-Suicide: Mom Wanted Shared Parenting, Dad Didn’t

  
  A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice — Authority: 511
  Another Murder-Suicide: Mom Wanted Shared Parenting, Dad Didn’tFiled under: Child Custody, Child Custody Battle, Child Custody Issues, Child Custody Mediation, Child Custody for mothers, Child custody for fathers, Children and Domestic Violence,Children’s rights, Civil rights, Coparenting, Corrupt bastards, ...
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• Pastors to Protest New Homosexuality-Inclusive ‘Hate Crimes’ Law in DC Monday

  
  Americans For Truth — Authority: 615
  Pastor Paul Blair of Reclaim Oklahoma for Christ will be among those preaching against the new federal "hate crimes" law and also against organized homosexuality in a "pray-in" in front of the Human Rights Campaigns DC headquarters. HRC is a homosexual lobby group that seeks to persuade Americans that the Bible does ...
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• Retired Military Chaplains Announce Support For Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

  
  Think Progress — Authority: 845
  Last week, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) revealed the legislative timeline for a repeal of the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. “Military issues are always done as part of the overall authorization bill,” Frank told the Advocate. “’Don’t ask, don’t tell’ was always going ...
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• IS STUPAK STUPID?

  
  New York Real Estate Lawyers Blog — Authority: 448
    Dear Lucas,   Womens rights are on the line, and we need your help. Right. Now.   I believe you and I have something in common: Last year, we both worked to elect progressive women candidates dedicated to making change. And now, their work in Washington is under attack.   When the House ...
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