catholic bishops' meeting nears end, no vote on abuse plan
According to Catholic News Service, the committee for the letter rejected amendment that would have included Confederate as symbol of hate, along with nooses and swastikas.. ..…
republican logan declared state senate seat winner after recount
George Logan is the in the 17th state Senate District after ballot recount.. ..…
nextbigfuture.com blockchain based social networks: state of the field
It ’s worth reflecting on how much of an improvement blockchain technologies can actually bring to social media. ..…
as religious freedom law turns 25, vast majority of democrats oppose
Instead of attacking First Amendment's freedom of religion, they would designate that RFRA's religious safeguards are inferior to multiple things including protections for orientation, identity, and abortion.. ..…
defining the role of the united nations
To conclude, the UN has worked for the improvement of the world, and its debacles over many matters are due to its lack of hegemonic stance and its inability to function alone. . ..…
physician responsibility – dispatches from haiti
Jean-Wendy President Trump stated that he wanted to repeal the clause of Fourteenth Amendment which would deny birthright- citizenship to anyone in the United States without parent. ..…
presstv-bahrain sentenced 32 activists to death since 2011
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah ratified the constitutional amendment on April 3 last year. . . . . ..…
human rights win out in us election
Circuit Court of Appeals was hearing arguments on vote restoration for people with prior felony convictions 15 years later, of Amendment 4 has restored the right to vote to 1.4 Floridians ... Voters Louisiana approved Amendment 2, eliminating Jim Crow-era law that allowed jury..…
cnn sues white house over revocation of correspondent's press pass
Floyd Abrams, one of the country's most respected First Amendment lawyers, said the precedent is a 1977 ruling in favor of Robert Sherrill, journalist. ... Moreover, with legal eagles like Ted Olsen on their side, and no less First Amendment than Floyd Abrams, arguing in their..…
news guild president lunzer urges members to push congress on free
So Lunzer is telling his members to step out of their traditional reluctance to act on specific issues and turn to Congress to protect the First Amendment, its freedom of the press, and the right to report. . ... Defend the First Amendment. Do it while we still have one.” . . . Tags: . ..…
for south sudan, it’s not so easy to declare independence from
The majority of South Sudanese also speak what is known as Juba Arabic, dialect far removed from standardized Arabic and named for South Sudanese capital. ..…
voter suppression targets blacks but affects all poor
Ever since the 15th Amendment and the 14th Amendment were written, the deconstructors of democracy have always feared black and poor white people voting together and hooking up.” . ..…
action needed on incendiary weapons
Government support for action against incendiary weapons has grown significantly in recent years, although a small number of countries that view existing law as adequate have opposed proposals to amend the protocol. . ..…
fx tells supreme court not to take up olivia de havilland 'feud' fight
The appeals court responded that she could not demonstrate probability of prevailing on the merits of her claims and that her complaint should be stricken under California's anti-SLAPP, law designed to curtail frivolous legal actions impinging First Amendment activity.. Contrary to Petitioner's,..…
juvenile law needs urgent review, amendment
We want to add our voice to the ranks of those who believe that it's necessary for Congress to review or amend that law.. ..…
promoter puts child boxer’s death to lax law enforcement
This draft amendment to the 1999 Boxing Act would also require that teen fighters wear protective gear and be formally registered. ..…
democratizing cuba?
Facing the passing of the generation who made Cuban in 1959, the goal of Cuban elite is improving the character of the leadership and the sustainability of the one-party system. ..…
the divided states of america: second amendment
As a second amendment activist, my people are getting geared up for another lobby cycle. ... Second Amendment supporters know them as “gun grabbers”. I believe that full confiscation is the end result of what the left is interested in doing. ..…
massey university
Massey University Home Affordability Report shows 4.4 improvement in over the quarter due to falling house prices low residential mortgage rates. ..…
klukowski: donald trump will win cnn lawsuit; constitution on his side
President Donald Trump will win the lawsuit that CNN filed against him on Tuesday both because Constitution does not allow federal court to issue this kind of order to White House and because First Amendment does not protect what Acosta did.. ... CNN and Acosta are also asserting violation of..…
act no bikie 'holiday island' says government
During annual reports hearings on Wednesday, ACT Human Rights Commissioner Helen Watchirs would be in favour of review that looked at the effectiveness of ACT's measures, versus the effectiveness of anti-gang in other jurisdictions... ..…
jews need new allies in shaping political future — jewish journal
The fact that a public university is allowing these hatemongers on its campus is an outrage and a perversion of the University of California’s “Principles Against Intolerance,” if not the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. . ..…
a ‘civil war’ lesson
The same day that the Republican Congress passed the tariff, Congress passed the Corwin Amendment that added more constitutional protection to slavery. . ..…
restoring florida's felon voting rights is less democratic than you
Following popular initiative started about four years ago, 64% of Floridians voted in favour of amendment that will restore the voting rights of all people with felony convictions. ... The amendment is also significant step in the right direction for the whole of the US, the democratic..…
fathers of male homosexuals: a collective clinical profile — joseph
At the slightest sign of improvement in the father-son relationship, a few fathers seemed too ready to flee, concluding 'Everything is okay - can I go now?' ..…
brazil’s right challenges the workers’ party, by anne vigna (le
Former vice-president Michel Temer, who became president after Dilma Rousseff was impeached last August, is following the forum’s neoliberal map, with an amendment to the constitution that limits public spending growth to the rate of inflation in the previous year; privatisations; greater..…
the west must offer immediate asylum to asia bibi
Asia Bibi's has struggled for eight years to save life, first to get her off of death row Pakistan, and now that she has been released, to try to get asylum for in West. ..…
understanding the true cost of child care for infants and toddlers
Quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) are a way for states to measure and support quality in their early childhood system. ... BUILD Initiative, “Finance and Quality Rating and Improvement Systems” (2017), available at..…
seventh circuit punts first amendment suit to state court
CHICAGO In First Amendment case over press access to new court filings, Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that federal courts lack jurisdiction over such matters and refused to follow the landmark 1994 opinion favor of contemporaneous access.. ... He said Illinois courts are best positioned..…
black suffrage: the ongoing struggle for the right to vote – workers
The amendment went on to state: “The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” ... North Carolina just voted in a constitutional amendment that requires showing ID to vote. ..…
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