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Democracy Restoration Act Would Restore Voting Rights to Millions
The present-day disenfranchisement of citizens with criminal histories, rooted in our country's Jim Crow laws, does violence to our country's trajectory towards a more inclusive democracy. Voting helps transform a former prisoner from an outsider into
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:22P
Democracy Restoration Act Would Restore Voting Rights to Millions
The present-day disenfranchisement of citizens with criminal histories, rooted in our country's Jim Crow laws, does violence to our country's trajectory towards a more inclusive democracy. Voting helps transform a former prisoner from an outsider into
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:22P
Arizona Immigration Law Targets Immigrant Women and Their Families
This week the Supreme Court holds hearings to determine the constitutionality of the nation's most controversial state immigration law, Arizona's SB 1070. The National Coalition for Immigrant Women's Rights (NCIWR) opposes the law, believing it
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:21P
Feds/Province to Appeal Sex-Trade Ruling
It also reworded the law against living on the avails of prostitution to clarify it would only apply in cases of exploitation. Nicholson says the Criminal Code provisions denounce and deter the most harmful and public aspects of prostitution.
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:52P
Harper government appeals Ontario prostitution ruling
In application seeking leave to appeal, Mr. Morris said the decision represents “a fundamental shift in criminal law and social policy,” necessitating the Supreme Court making a final decision. It said that the litigation goes to the heart of
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:35P
Harper government appeals Ontario prostitution ruling
In application seeking leave to appeal, Mr. Morris said the decision represents “a fundamental shift in criminal law and social policy,” necessitating the Supreme Court making a final decision. It said that the litigation goes to the heart of
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:35P
Supreme court justices appear sceptical of challenge to Arizona immigration law
US supreme court justices appear ready to uphold the most controversial sections of Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigrant law after throwing a barrage of sceptical questions at the Obama administration's contention that the legislation is
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:33P
Ottawa looking to appeal bawdy house ruling
It also reworded the law against living on the avails of prostitution to clarify it would only apply in cases of exploitation. Nicholson says the Criminal Code provisions denounce and deter the most harmful and public aspects of prostitution.
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:28P
Feds seek to appeal sex-trade court ruling legalizing bawdy houses
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government believes the Supreme Court of Canada needs to provide a binding, national decision. He also says the laws are constitutionally sound. Last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down the law barring
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:26P
Court Seems Fine With Arizona Immigration Law
Justices seemed decidedly skeptical about the Justice Department's central argument that the law impinged on the federal government's power to control immigration, the Washington Post reports. "What could possibly be wrong," John Roberts asked,
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:24P
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