Hundreds weigh in on proposed CT constitution amendment. What it would do and why it’s a fight.
As President Donald Trump seeks to dramatically remake civil rights in America, Connecticut advocates are looking to amend ...
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Trump rolls back bedrock 1960s-era civil rights measure
President Trump issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government. Why it matters: This takes the current pushback on diversity, ...
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Biden’s False claim that the Equal Rights Amendment is in the Constitution ignores the legal debate
Some legal scholars argue that the amendment was properly ratified, but for Biden to definitively say it’s "the law of the land" ignores precedent and the reality that no federal government entity has ...
Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America, by Garrett Epps
The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...
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Trump’s DEI orders face backlash from civil rights leaders
Recent executive orders from President Donald Trump have reignited debates about civil rights, as they reverse long-standing ...
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through ...
Civil Rights Groups Sue to Overturn Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
Two civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service ...
In Utah settlement over denied drag show permit, St. George admits it violated performers’ rights
On June 16, 2023, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer sided with the Southern Utah Drag Stars, calling St. George’s actions an ...
Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to undo the Civil War
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the meaning of the 14th Amendment to end “birthright ...
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What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
The amendment’s first section begins: However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed American ideal fell short of reality. Rosen notes that issues of civil rights and equal treatment ...