Category: Civil Rights
Seeing the Whole Picture in Age Discrimination
There are many American workers today who face employment problems, not just senior citizens. Statistics from more than just the AARP are needed to provide a clear picture on just what challenges are facing senior citizens and what the law can and should do
Teaching Fear in Our Schools
Founded by religious exiles and outcasts yearning for a land to practice their beliefs freely, without fear of persecution, the United States has a continuing duty to ensure the rights of pious minorities
Were Women Intended to be protected by the Equal Protection Clause?
By TAJANAE MALLETT – Justice Scalia argued that women were never expected to be included under the Equal Protection Clause.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Was Wrongly Decided
By VLADIMIR VIAUD – By deciding the case on its merit, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bakke disregards the original interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment and took legitimacy away from the Tenth and the Fourteenth Amendments.
Empty Human Rights Lip Service
By AUDREY PATTEN – In the summer and fall of 2010, the French government forcibly expelled over 10,000 people from France. These men, women, and children were ethnic Roma, mainly from Bulgaria and Romania.
Anatomy of AFSPA – India At War With Her Own People
By ANMOL SHARMA – What the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, is really doing to India, and why it should be repealed… It is imperative for us to understand why a red discontent is growing against this Act of 1958. An analytical approach should be adopted to discern the legacy of AFSPA and to scrutinize the collateral damage of extraordinary powers it confers to the Armed Forces in dealing with “disturbance” in civilian areas
Minnesota Joins the Gay Marriage Debate
By MITCH BILLINGS – At nearly midnight on May 21, 2011, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill that will place a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman on the ballot in the Fall of 2012. This vote passed the House 70-63, mostly along party lines, with two Democrats voting for passage, and four Republicans voting against.
