The First Amendment guarantees some of the most fundamental rights provided to Americans under the Constitution. The right to free expression is a foundational tenet of American values.
Privacy has always been one of the most precarious rights of American life because it lacks clear protections in the U.S. Constitution.
The Department of Justice began prosecuting federal hate crimes cases after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Thus, the literature on hate crime is new, though rapidly growing.
The complicated relationship of religion and government predates the founding of the United States.
In March 2018, hundreds of thousands of young people walked out of school and marched on their local statehouses and on the U.S.
Starting with the Nixon administration in the early 1970s, and gaining steam throughout the next decade, the prevailing view on criminal justice was that “tough on crime laws make crime rates go down.
The United States is a nation of immigrants. For centuries, waves of migrants and refugees have arrived in America seeking economic opportunity or religious freedom.
In her subtle and rigorous book, Margaret Gilbert develops a theory of what she calls ‘demand rights’.
In a powerful law review article published ten years ago, Jack Greenberg, one of the most respected and talented US civil rights lawyers and constitutional scholars of his time, addressed the commonal
Nearly 61 million Americans have a disability, making the group the country’s largest minority. Individuals with disabilities cut across race, gender, and sexual orientation.
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