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”

• Jews Get to Preserve their Race, Whites Don’t

  
  White Civil Rights — Authority: 123
  by Charles Coughlin Most Americans might remember a Black pop singer and actress who died in a plane crash when they hear “Aaliyah”. The Hebrew word “aliyah” has one less “a” and refers to Jews immigrating to Israel. Apparently Jews consider it so important to create their own racial homeland they’ve ...
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• Student with disabilities wins fight to live in college dorm

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 135
  Oakland University violated federal law by excluding him, judge rulesFrom the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Oakland [MI] Press:A federal judge has ruled that Michigan’s Oakland University has violated the federal Rehabilitation Act by failing to allow a student with a cognitive impairment to live in a campus ...
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• An abortion addict

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 456
  Irene Vilar was married to a man who didnt want children. Irene got pregnant. After much soul searching, hand wringing, and agonizing, Irene aborted her baby (1). Irene got pregnant again. After much soul searching, hand wringing, and agonizing, Irene aborted her baby (2). Irene got pregnant again. After much ...
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• Gronstal: No gay marriage vote in 2010

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 663
  There will be no vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage during the 2010 legislative session, Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal said in an interview with The Iowa Independent. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs (file photo) Republicans may try to force a vote on an ...
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• Looking Back at 2009 – Ten Things We Did at the OB Rag

  
  OB Rag Blog — Authority: 132
  Two thousand nine was a growth year for the OB Rag blog. We added a whole bunch of new voices, posted more often about more things, and still managed to keep a good eye on what was going on in our community. Our readership grew by leaps and bounds and our unique brand of citizen journalism gained significant local and ...
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• If You’re Not Following What’s Going Down in Iran; You Should Be!

  
  Diary of a Broken Vessel — Authority: 114
  What is wrong with us? It seems that the media has become little more than a distributer of entertainment news with only Cliff’s Notes on the things that truly matter. The current civil unrest, protests, and violence happening in Iran at this very moment merits more news coverage than it has currently received ...
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• No Fly Lists.....Watch Lists....Presumed Guilty

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 456
  OK, heres my beef with No fly and Watch lists! I think it is a civil rights issue. Particularly when terrorism is touted as a criminal act, yet the basic rights criminals have, e.g. Miranda, are dispensed with. How about names that are the same or similar. Every city I go to, I take out the phone book and look up ...
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• AFTAH – Hated for Telling the Truth (Part One)

  
  Americans For Truth — Authority: 594
  TAKE ACTION by Dec. 31st: Please support Americans For Truth with a tax-deductible gift before the year’s end: www.americansfortruth.com/donate/ . All donations received online by midnight Dec. 31st — or postmarked no later than Dec. 31st for regular mail gifts — can be deducted on your 2009 tax return. ...
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• NYPD racially profiles and hits one of their own again.

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 127
  A black off-duty NYPD sergeant carrying takeout food to his girlfriend’s apartment claims he was racially profiled and roughed up by aggressive cops in the Bronx. Sgt. Reginald McReynolds says he was handcuffed for 20 minutes while threatened by a rookie cop with arrest and the loss of his pension. “I was ...
  15 hours ago

• my knee jerk

  
  Femulate — Authority: 128
  The story about the Pawlenty Newsweek interview came over the mojo wire late Monday night just as I was preparing to go to bed. I was so outraged by the story that I quickly wrote about it here , then went to bed. In my outrage, I called Pawlenty a "Nazi" in both the title and text of my blog. Next morning, I ...
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• Burr and Turd Blossom

  
  Butner Blogspot — Authority: 114
  Here’s a tidbit from the N&O I found amusing, it seems we (NC) have a lot to look forward to in 2010.Karl Rove, the chief strategist for President George W. Bush, will be coming to Raleigh next month to help raise money for the re-election campaign of Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr.Although details have not ...
  20 hours ago

• Have they never heard of body cavities?

  
  Communion Of Dreams — Authority: 121
  Look, not to be too explicit about this, but the use of full body scanners won’t make a damned bit of difference to someone who wants to smuggle a bomb or bomb components onto a plane (or anywhere else.) Because there are these things called body cavities, where people have actually been known to insert and hide ...
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• A Fitting End of the Year Statement

  
  Wake up and LIVE — Authority: 131
  From todays Daily Office, there was one line that seemed to jump off the page from the Third Letter of John: Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.--3 John: 11 This exhortation seems the most fitting statement for ...
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• AAUW’s Women of 2009

  
  AAUW Dialog — Authority: 426
  AAUW is about to go on a “blogcation” until the new year, but first, we’d like to celebrate some women who have broken through barriers in 2009. In no particular order, AAUW is notingSonia SotomayorAs the third woman and first Latina on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sotomayor’s confirmation was a historic one that ...
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• An Op-Ed to Ponder

  
  Butner Blogspot — Authority: 114
  As the Nation’s Pulse Races, Obama Can’t Seem to Find HisSource: Maureen Dowd | The New York TimesI was walking through a deserted downtown on Christmas Eve with a friend, past the lonely, gray Treasury Building, past the snowy White House with no president inside.“I hope the terrorists don’t think this is a ...
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• Students bring legal services to Houston & Rio Grande Valley

  
  Equal Justice Works Blog — Authority: 114
  This post was written by Tina Fernandez, Director of Pro Bono Programs at the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law. It originally appeared here . In January, University of Texas School of Law students will travel to the Rio Grande Valley and Houston to participate ...
  22 hours ago

• King: Palin for president, terrorists to Cuba and the ‘dependency class’

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 663
  Rep. Steve King , R-Kiron, was a guest on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” Tuesday, and the four-term lawmaker didn’t disappoint. The Associated Press focused on King’s prediction that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will run for president and stands a good shot at winning Iowa’s ...
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• Its the Demographics, Stupid.

  
  Forever In Hell — Authority: 433
  civil rights, GOP, republican, bush, I can never decide if the GOP is extremely shortsighted or remarkably stupid when it comes to minorities in this country*. If they are extremely shortsighted, then they simply dont care that the percentage of white citizens is falling while the percentage of nonwhite citizens ...
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• Alabama candidate, black leaders at odds

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 165
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The man vying to become Alabamas first black governor is battling some unlikely critics - black Democratic leaders who were on the front lines of the civil rights movement. U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, 42, wasted little time launching his campaign after Barack Obamas presidential victory last year. The ...
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• Rosa Parks, Settler

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 539
  Rosa Parks pictured with her settler mentor Haaretz has published the lowest of the low , an op-ed by a settler activist attempting to appropriate Rosa Parks for the sake of the settler movement: Once upon a time there was a black woman; her name was Rosa Parks. There were racially discriminating laws in the ...
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