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• Select Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While Supporting Apartheid.

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  Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While Supporting Apartheid.

  Author:Walter L. HixsonFrom:Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (Vol. 42, Issue 2)

  March-April 2023953 words Article 1530LTHE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. federal holiday presents an annual opportunity to celebrate the greatest champion of individual liberty and justice for all in American history. This past January, as always, through...
• Select Later this year, the US Supreme Court will hear a case about religious accommodations in the workplace.

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  Later this year, the US Supreme Court will hear a case about religious accommodations in the workplace.

  From:The Christian Century (Vol. 140, Issue 3)

  Mar. 202393 words Brief article 1580LLater this year, the US Supreme Court will hear a case about religious accommodations in the workplace. Gerald Groff, a former mail carrier and a self-described evangelical Christian, says he was forced to quit his job...
• Select Estonian, Finnish parlt committee chairs: Basic rights must be ensured even during crises.

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  Estonian, Finnish parlt committee chairs: Basic rights must be ensured even during crises.

  From:The Baltic Times

  Feb. 1, 2023252 words Brief article 1460LConstitutional rights must be guaranteed to everyone even during any crisis, chair of the Estonian parliament's constitutional committee Eduard Odinets and chair of the Finnish parliament's constitutional law committee...
• Select OCR Bulletin: Obligations under HIPAA for Online Tracking Technologies: The Office for Civil Rights at HHS issued a bulletin on Dec. 1 addressing tracking technologies, like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel, that may violate HIPPA Rules.

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  OCR Bulletin: Obligations under HIPAA for Online Tracking Technologies: The Office for Civil Rights at HHS issued a bulletin on Dec. 1 addressing tracking technologies, like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel, that may violate HIPPA Rules.

  Author:Janette WiderFrom:Healthcare Innovation (Vol. 5, Issue 1)

  Jan-Feb 2023353 words Brief article 1630LOn Dec. 1, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced via a press release that it has issued a bulletin to detail the requirements of Health Insurance Portability and...
• Select Charter fights; Canada.

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  Charter fights; Canada.

  From:The Economist

  Dec. 10, 2022566 words Article 1320LA clause in Canada's constitution lets politicians nullify citizens' rights. It needs to go F OR THOSE who nod off at the mention of Canada's constitution, the obscure-sounding "notwithstanding clause" will surely...
• Select A bomb lodged in the constitution; Canada.

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  A bomb lodged in the constitution; Canada.

  From:The Economist

  Dec. 10, 20221,253 words Article 1290LThe obscure-sounding "notwithstanding clause" is actually rather dangerous I N NOVEMBER DOUG FORD, the premier of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, got into a brawl. The trade union representing 55,000...
• Select SUPREME COURT CASE ON INDIANA PUBLIC NURSING HOMES COULD SHARPLY LIMIT DISABILITY RIGHTS: A case going before the U.S. Supreme Court could severely threaten the rights of millions of people who rely on Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP and other government programs.

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  SUPREME COURT CASE ON INDIANA PUBLIC NURSING HOMES COULD SHARPLY LIMIT DISABILITY RIGHTS: A case going before the U.S. Supreme Court could severely threaten the rights of millions of people who rely on Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP and other government programs.

  From:The Exceptional Parent (Vol. 52, Issue 12)

  Dec. 2022743 words Article 1640LThe question before the court is whether beneficiaries of programs like Medicaid have the right to sue state and local governments if their civil rights are violated, or if they have any form of recourse at all. Gorgi...
• Select Nonviolence From a Military Angle: A new history of the civil rights movement gets a lot right but falls short in trying to reframe the story.

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  Nonviolence From a Military Angle: A new history of the civil rights movement gets a lot right but falls short in trying to reframe the story.

  Author:Randall KennedyFrom:The American Prospect (Vol. 33, Issue 6)

  Dec. 20221,862 words Article 1450LWAGING A Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights BHBbS Movement, 1954-7968 By Thomas E. Ricks Farrar, Straus and Giroux In the middle of the 20th century, between approximately 1950 and 1970, Black...
• Select Science and Civil Liberties: The Lost ACLU Lecture of Carl Sagan: Around 1987, Sagan gave an uncannily prescient lecture to the Illinois state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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  Science and Civil Liberties: The Lost ACLU Lecture of Carl Sagan: Around 1987, Sagan gave an uncannily prescient lecture to the Illinois state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

  Authors:Steven Pinker and Harvey SilverglateFrom:Skeptical Inquirer (Vol. 46, Issue 6)

  Nov-Dec 20223,703 words Article 1620LThe astronomer, science communicator, thinker, *writer, and teacher Carl Sagan (1934-1996) had an influence as a scientist that is almost unimaginable today. Together with his many scientific contributions (including his...
• Select Surveillance State: From abortion to schools, the GOP is turning everyday citizens into culture war snitches.

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  Surveillance State: From abortion to schools, the GOP is turning everyday citizens into culture war snitches.

  Author:Pema LevyFrom:Mother Jones (Vol. 47, Issue 6)

  Nov-Dec 20224,144 words Article 1360LIT WAS A COLD, BLUSTERY weekend in February when Neesha Dave opened the door to her Austin, Texas, home and found a process server standing on her front step. She felt sympathy for the woman waiting in the morning wind...
• Select Screen Test.

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  Screen Test.

  Author:Samanth SubramanianFrom:The New Yorker (Vol. 98, Issue 33)

  Oct. 17, 20227,004 words Article 1230LByline: Samanth Subramanian Screen Test When the Hindu right came for Bollywood. In the summer of 2019, the actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub won a role on "Tandav," an Indian political drama being produced by Amazon...
• Select Ask the Legal Expert.

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  Ask the Legal Expert.

  Author:Norris CunninghamFrom:McKnight's Long-Term Care News

  Oct. 8, 2022312 words Brief article 1240LQ: What is a skilled nursing facility to do when a resident doesn’t want to be cared for by a person of another race? A: It is not uncommon that a skilled nursing facility will find itself between a rock and a hard...
• Select Waging a Good War.

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  Waging a Good War.

  Author:Roger BishopFrom:BookPage

  Oct. 2022348 words Brief article 1380L* Waging a Good War By Thomas E. Ricks American History Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Those of us who love peace must organize as effectively as the war hawks." With this war analogy in mind, Pulitzer Prize winner...
• Select Read Me My Fking Rights The Supreme Court's overlooked, idiotic decision to un-require the Miranda warning actually weakens the Constitution "... nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.".

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  Read Me My Fking Rights The Supreme Court's overlooked, idiotic decision to un-require the Miranda warning actually weakens the Constitution "... nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.".

  From:Esquire (Vol. 178, Issue 2)

  Oct-Nov 20221,429 words Article 1370LONE LATE NIGHT IN 1997, YOUTHFUL DRUG-DEALING me was driving to dinner with a young woman in tow when the police pulled me over for failing, so they claimed, to wear a seat belt. A pair of officers huffed up on both...
• Select SNFs may be liable if they don't try to stop residents’ racial bias against workers, legal expert says.

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  SNFs may be liable if they don't try to stop residents’ racial bias against workers, legal expert says.

  Author:Joe BushFrom:McKnight's Long-Term Care News

  Sept. 12, 2022797 words Article 1340LA worker’s civil rights at work are more important than a customer’s right to express himself or herself, particularly in cases of racial bias. That’s the crux of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s stance in...
• Select Guest Column: 'The First Civil Right Is The Right To Life': "Without the right to life, there are no other rights.".

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  Guest Column: 'The First Civil Right Is The Right To Life': "Without the right to life, there are no other rights.".

  Author:Holly GatlingFrom:National Right to Life News

  Sept. 2022895 words Guest commentary 1130LEditor S note. Holly is executive director of South Carolina Citizens for Life. This guest column appeared at fitsnews.com. For the first twenty years of my professional life, I was a daily newspaper reporter covering...
• Select Voice recognition; Australia's indigenous people.

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  Voice recognition; Australia's indigenous people.

  From:The Economist

  Aug. 13, 2022669 words Article 1140LPerson of colour The prime minister wants to include Aboriginals in the constitution "T HIS ROCK is an awesome feature," says James, a ranger of the Anangu people in central Australia. "It's a story book." The story...
• Select Freedom Is Now More Fragile in Texas: As they celebrate the demise of abortion rights, some state lawmakers are gearing up for assaults on contraception, same-sex marriage, and other privacy rights.

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  Freedom Is Now More Fragile in Texas: As they celebrate the demise of abortion rights, some state lawmakers are gearing up for assaults on contraception, same-sex marriage, and other privacy rights.

  Author:Mimi SwartzFrom:Texas Monthly (Vol. 50, Issue 8)

  Aug. 20222,399 words Article 1380LI guess you could say that Texas giveth and Texas taketh away. For those too young to recall, the abortion-rights case Roe v. Wade was won in 1973 by two attorneys from the state, Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee. But...
• Select Traveling Abrahamson exhibit makes stop in Wausau; upcoming dates added.

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  Traveling Abrahamson exhibit makes stop in Wausau; upcoming dates added.

  From:Wisconsin Law Journal

  July 25, 202299 words Brief article 1350LByline: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF As recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings keep the judicial system top of mind, this exhibit presents an opportunity to educate Wisconsinites about one of our state's most prominent...
• Select An Alabama Album: Images of struggle and persistence at five national park sites.

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  An Alabama Album: Images of struggle and persistence at five national park sites.

  Author:Rory DoyleFrom:National Parks (Vol. 96, Issue 3)

  Summer 20221,157 words Article 1320L"It is impossible to not picture Alabama when you envision civil rights in America," advocate Phillip Howard says in "54 Miles to Home," a short film about the families who invited protesters to camp on their land during...