Category Archives: Constitutional Law

“Shoot with Cruz” Campaign Fundraiser Reserves the Right to Conduct Background Checks on Potential Winners

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Brendan James has an interesting article about presidential candidate Ted Cruz and one of his campaign fundraisers over at Talking Points Memo. As part of a recently launched “Shoot with Cruz” fundraiser, the Republican senator from Texas … Continue reading →

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Injustice in America: Regarding Texas’s Restrictive and Racist Voter ID Law and the Innocent Citizens It Disenfranchises (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Patrick Svitek of The Texas Tribune reported yesterday that presidential hopeful and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would use her speech today in Houston “to call for expanded early voting across the country and criticize states … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Political Science, Politics, Racism, RNC, SCOTUS, Short Video, Society, States, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

West Virginia Man Sues the DOE over the Teaching of Evolution, Claims Officials Violated Constitution by “Propagating” a Religious Faith in Public Schools

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Kenneth Smith, the parent of a Jefferson County student, has “filed a federal lawsuit against local, state and federal education officials claiming the teaching of evolution, which he says is a religion, violates his child’s Constitutional rights.” According … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Constitutional Law, Courts, Creationism/Intelligent Design, Dept. of Education, Education, Education Policy, Evolution, Government, Religion, Science, United States | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Picture of the Day for May 30, 2015: On the Subject of Religion in Public Schools

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Stateside California: Pregnant Black Woman Who Refused to Provide Identification Slammed to Ground and Arrested by Barstow Police

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) obtained a video taken in January outside a school building by a police body camera of an officer “responding to an apparent traffic dispute.” The dispute  … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Courts, Equal Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Police, Racism, Short Video, United States | Tagged , , , | 90 Comments

Colorado Teacher Files Lawsuit Against School District Claiming It Is Promoting Christianity to Students

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Robert Basevitz, a high school teacher in Colorado, claims that administrators employed by the Fremont RE-2 School District are running one of their public schools as a religious school. Paul Maxon, Basevitz’s attorney, has filed a lawsuit … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Constitutional Law, Education, Free Speech, Local Government, Religion, United States | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

Picture of the Day for May 21, 2015: On the Subject of Oppression

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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US Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Halt Probe into Scott Walker’s Gubernatorial Campaign Finances

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last month, I wrote a post about the “John Doe” criminal investigation into the alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Excerpt from my post: Prosecutors have alleged … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Democracy, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Politics, SCOTUS, States, Tea Party, United States | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

FFS Library Update: Lawrence Lessig’s “Republic, Lost”

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Gene Howington

Although I have not personally had the chance to read “Republic, Lost” yet, I have written in the past about my admiration of Lawrence Lessig’s work on money in politics. His observations, logic and legal reasoning concerning the corrosive and … Continue reading →

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When Catholic Health Care Systems Own Your Doctor: The New Threat to Affordable Birth Control for Women

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Patricia Miller has a chilling article over at Salon titled When the Catholic Church owns your doctor: The insidious new threat to affordable birth control. Miller’s article opens with a story about a woman named Angela Valavanis. … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Law, Democracy, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Church, United States, Women's Rights | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments