The Zinn Education Project’s Teach Truth on Constitution Day campaign encourages students to critically examine the Constitution, its origins, and its omissions, and to consider how rights have been won through struggle, empowering them to become active participants in democracy.
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Lawmakers Urge President Biden to Finalize Equal Rights Amendment Before Transition
A coalition of House Democrats has urged President Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th amendment to the Constitution, arguing that it would advance gender equality and defend constitutional rights.
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What is the Dallas City Charter, and how can neighbors change it?
By Michaela Rush Originally appeared in Dallas Free Press This coming November, the people of Dallas will vote not only for the presidential election, but also for proposed amendments to […]
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Texas Amended its Constitution Hundreds of Times. It Likely Won’t Do So for Abortion Anytime Soon
By Emma Williams Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune A Texas Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment stopping future abortion restrictions. Voters would have to approve it — but Republican […]
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In Roe decision, Justice Clarence Thomas Invites New Legal Challenges to Contraception and Same-sex Marriage Rights
BY JAMES BARRAGÁN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org Tucked inside the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that overturned the long-held constitutional protection for abortion was a concurring opinion from conservative Justice Clarence […]
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Ignoring the Plague of Mass Shootings, U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allows More Individuals to Carry Concealed Weapons
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a 6-3 decision that ultimately will lead to more people legally carrying guns in America’s larger cities, the U.S. […]
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Lawyer’s Committee Calls Judge Jackson a Fair-Minded Jurist Committed to Civil Rights and Justice for All
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On the morning of the Senate Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil […]