An Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was proposed in 1923: “Freedom from legal sex discrimination, Alice Paul believed, required an Equal Rights Amendment that affirmed the equal application of the…
Plots thicken. Yes, they do. The “little red house” saga in Portland, Oregon, is a perfect example. One article by journalists working with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) summed…
Read about, follow, and support it: Juliana v. United States Wikipedia article, Juliana v. United States Climate Reality Project…
…that persons who vote upon questions of levying special taxes or issuing public bonds shall be taxpayers. [Constitution of 1859; Amendment proposed by initiative petition filed Dec. 20, 1910, and…
…a House of Representatives.(2)(a) The people reserve to themselves the initiative power, which is to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution and enact or reject them at an election…
In case you were wondering about the 17th Amendment (from here): Amendment XVII The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected…
Deadline is March 15, 2013! The First Amendment Cartoon Contest homepage has entry rules, tips and tricks for creating comics, and links to previous contest submissions and winners. “Since…
…the Fourth Amendment when they seized and interrogated S.G. in a private office at her school for two hours without a warrant, probable cause, or parental consent. Sarah also argues…
…or from January 1 of the year following the reapportionment to the date of the appointment, whichever is less. [Constitution of 1859; Amendment proposed by S.J.R. 20, 1929, and adopted…
The contest’s essay topic for 2022: The First Amendment and the Schoolhouse Gate: Students’ Free Speech Rights High school students who live within U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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