Rights

Policy: Constitutional and Civil Rights

Policy: Constitutional Rights – U.S. Constitutional law addresses the scheme of government that the Constitution establishes, the powers that it confers, and the rights that it protects.

Policy: Civil Rights considers the law pertaining to discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or religion

Veteran Reporter Catherine Herridge Held in Contempt for Refusing to Disclose News Source

Judge found Catherine Herridge in contempt of court for refusing to identify sources used for investigative series relating to FBI probe into Chinese scientist.
Paul Vaughn holds his youngest daughter alongside his wife Bethany Vaughn and 8 of their 11 children, in the backyard of their home in Centerville, Tenn., on Feb. 20, 2024.

Americans Face Decades in Prison for Convincing Women Not to Have Abortions

But a decade or more in prison is an outcome Ms. Idoni and other abortion rescuers didn’t expect. In post-Roe America, pro-lifers have been served harsh, life-altering penalties.

Senators Divided on Connection Between Abortion and the Economy

Abortion is an unlikely topic for U.S. Senate Budget Committee but Sen. Whitehouse said “Reproductive rights … are intrinsically tied to economic opportunity.”
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Trump Says He ‘Strongly’ Supports IVF After Alabama Supreme Court Ruling

Trump supported vitro fertilization in response to Alabama Supreme Court ruling that found embryos are babies, putting future of IVF in state in jeopardy.
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Gun Rights Groups Asks Supreme Court to End Illinois Gun, Magazine Ban

Two Second Amendment advocacy groups petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments against Illinois’s ban on certain semiautomatic firearms and magazines.

‘No One Will Lay a Finger on Your Firearms’ If I’m Elected: Trump Promises...

However, if Joe Biden is reelected, ‘your gun rights will be gone,’ he warned against his likely 2024 opponent. Former President Donald Trump vowed to...

Nashville Jury Finds 6 Pro-Life Activists Guilty of Violating FACE Act

Six pro-life advocates facing more than a decade in federal prison heard back from a Nashville jury of 5 men and 11 women with a verdict of guilty on all counts.

Washington State Democrats: Using Ammo a ‘Privilege’ That Needs to Be Taxed

2024 session of Washington Legislature’s ended with slew of Democrat-backed gun control proposals, including taxing people for “privilege” of using ammunition.
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Pennsylvania Gun Restrictions for Adults Under 21 Struck Down by Federal Court

Pennsylvania’s ban on adults under 21 carrying guns in public violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal court ruled on Jan. 18.
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Advocates Outraged That Feds Asked Banks to Search Customers’ ‘Religious Texts’ Purchases

The federal government flagged transactions for religious texts, according to documents obtained by the House Judiciary Committee
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Gun Bans in Post Offices Violate 2nd Amendment, Judge Says

Federal judge in Florida ruled U.S. government’s decision to arrest man for possessing firearm in post office violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms.

Federal Judge Blocks California’s Concealed Carry Restrictions Banning Firearms in Most Public Places

Controversial CA law banning licensed gun holders from carrying firearms in multiple locations across state was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.