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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with civil rights

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US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, freedoms, abuse, torture, civil rights, investigation, Holder, justice )

Jelica
- 75 days ago - secure.aclu.org
We need a full and thorough investigation. Attorney General Eric Holder appointed an independent prosecutor to investigate torture. However, the very limited scope is nowhere near as thorough and broad as the investigation America really needs. The re
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Calif. Gay Marriage Opponents Gear Up for Rallies
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, prop 8, GLBT rights, human rights, freedoms, Protests, Civil Rights )

Dee
- 161 days ago - news.yahoo.com
FRESNO, Calif-Hundreds of gay marriage supporters marched in rural, conservative California, but before the dusty roads could clear, opponents of same-sex couples planned to take to the streets to renew their resolve.
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Where Is The Equal Justice for Gays?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, civil rights, congress, constitution, corruption, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, gay rights, government, media, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 162 days ago - truthout.org
On gay rights, as with other controversial issues, Obama stands where it's politically smart to stand. He finds the political sweet spot that placates the left and doesn't alienate the middle.
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NAACP President Asks for Signatures on Petition to Save Troy Davis From Execution
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: troy anthony davis, naacp, crime, prison, court, u.s., news, society, georgia, governor, death row, death penalty, execution, petition, media, government, justice, americans, constitution, cover-up, crime, ethics, rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights )

SirRobert
- 170 days ago - opednews.com
Seven out of nine witnesses have recanted or contradicted their previous testimony, no murder weapon was ever found, and there is no physical evidence linking Davis to the crime scene.
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Senate Cloture Vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act~ TAKE ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: woman's rights, civil rights, senate, Lilly Ledbetter, Fair Pay Act, vote, bill, law )

Rebecca
- 296 days ago - nwlc.org
The Senate voted to advance the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a bill that would have a major impact on the lives of women who've been subject to pay discrimination. Unfortunately, during the debate, we expect that opponents of the bill may try to weaken i
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Defense Attorney David Nevin Speaks About the Military Commissions
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Civil Rights Claim, Civil rights, Guantanamo Bay torture, ACLU, detainee, propaganda, Govtfearmongering, bushadministration, americans, abuse, FISA, Military Commissions Act of 2006, PATRIOT Act )

Gregory
- 505 days ago - blog.aclu.org
VIDEO: In this video, recorded at the ACLU Membership Conference, Nevin gives his thoughts on the circumstances of Mohammed's refusal of legal representation, and the system of "justice" being meted out by the Military Commissions Act.
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Riverside County Tribal Members Are Angry After Two Latest Killings By Deputies
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, Govtfearmongering, Native Americans, Civil Rights, abuse, Sheriff's Department, war, usa, corruption, constitution, deaths, killing )

Holly
- 543 days ago - latimes.com
"We feel our civil rights have been violated," he said. "These guys are running around here with assault rifles like they are in Iraq. They shoot first and ask questions later."
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Justice for Sean Bell - Sign the Petition
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Civil Rights, civil rights movement, Police Brutality, Racial profiling, Human Rights )

Rosa
- 548 days ago - go.care2.com
23-year-old Sean Bell was killed in a hail of 50 police bullets on the day of his weeding in NY. He was unarmed. Speak out for victims of police brutality and racial profiling like Sean Bell, and demand change and rights for all.
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Civil Rights Activist Johnnie Carr Dies
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: civil rights, women's rights, Black history, activist )

Lauren
- 621 days ago - blackvoices.com
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Johnnie Carr, who joined childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery bus boycott and became a prominent civil rights activist over the past half century, has died. She was 97.
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First Wiccan Chaplain in History To Meet With U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Wiccan, Civil Rights, US Commission )

Monica
- 633 days ago - bbsnews.net
A Wiccan Chaplain and Statewide California Department of Corrections, Patrick McCollum will speak at a briefing on prisoners' religious rights at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, DC
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Senate Votes for Expansion of Spy Powers
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, spying power, senate votes, civil rights )

Dar
- 635 days ago - nytimes.com
WASHINGTON -- After more than a year of wrangling, the Senate handed the White House a major victory on Tuesday by voting to broaden the government's spy powers and to give legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in President Bush's......
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Revival For A Master Race
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, civil rights, civil liberties, women's rights )

Robert
- 680 days ago - truthdig.com
Dominionism, born out of Christian Reconstructionism, seeks to politicize faith. It has, like all fascist movements, a belief in magic along with strident call for supremacy of a master race.
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Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act Raises Fears of New Government Crackdown on Dissent
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: civil rights, First Amendment, abuse, congress, dishonesty, freedoms, politics, constitution )

Michael
- 718 days ago - democracynow.org
A little-noticed anti-terrorism bill quietly making its through Congress is raising fears of a new affront on activism and constitutional rights...
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The Erosion of Rights: Declining Civil Rights Enforcement Under the Bush Administration
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bush, Civil Rights, freedoms, racism, government, equal opportunity )


- 959 days ago - americanprogress.org
The erosion of civil rights across our nation over the past six years is the result of willful neglect and calculated de­sign.
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