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The Supreme Court and Equal Rights

  The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some…

Civil Rights Cases (1883)

Historical BackgroundBetween 1866 and 1875, Congress passed several civil rights acts to implement the 13th and 14th amendments. One was the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which imposed various…

Voting Rights After <i>Shelby v Holder</i>

States move to tighten voting rules after Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act     Related Links Landmark Supreme Court Cases Civil Rights Timeline Eric Holder Supreme…

Important Places in the Gay-Rights Movement

From Greenwich Village to San Francisco, sites that have helped shape the gay-rights movement The Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village, New York. Source: WikiCommons Related Links American Gay…

Miranda v. Arizona

(Encyclopedia) Miranda v. Arizona, U.S. Supreme Court case (1966) in the area of due process of law (see Fourteenth Amendment). The decision reversed an Arizona court's conviction of Ernesto Miranda…

The Congress of Women: Woman as an Investor

by Mrs. Louise A. Starkweather The Progress of Fifty YearsThe Feast of Columbia, 1493-1893.Woman as an Investor Mrs. Louise A. Starkweather is a native of West Virginia. She was born March…

The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline

This timeline provides information about the gay rights movement in the United States from 1924 to the present: including the Stonewall riots; the contributions of Harvey Milk; the "Don't Ask, Don't…

Schiavo case

(Encyclopedia) Schiavo case, the legal battles over the guardianship and rights of Theresa Maria Schindler Schiavo (1963–2005). Terri Schiavo was incapacitated and hospitalized in 1990, after she…

The Supreme Court: Denying the Right to Die

Denying the Right to DieThe Supreme CourtControlling Our BodiesLimiting Abortion RightsDenying the Right to DieUsing MarijuanaForcing Drug Tests Can a person seek assistance to die from a…