constitutional rights

NYC Mayor Daddy Bloombucks Pulls a Scalia on the First Amendment

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From Constitutional Law Prof Blog: [Yesterday] the early morning police eviction of protesters from NYC’s Zuccotti park by police officers was quickly followed by a Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the city from evicting protesters from the park and enforcing rules prohibiting tents and other property. The hearing on that order,…

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Mississippi Rejects Personhood Amendment

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From Center for Reproductive Rights: Closing the door to massive infringements on women’s reproductive rights in Mississippi, voters in the state rejected [yesterday] an extreme and dangerous “personhood” measure which would have amended the state’s constitution to define a fertilized egg as a legal person. The ballot initiative held the…

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