At a minimum, the framers intended that the command of equal protection apply to the rights protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which provided for the “same right”: [T]o make and ...

the right to equal treatment under the law and due process, the right to a fair trial, and the right to life. Other civil liberties include the right to own property, the right to defend oneself ...

Do you think the children of illegal immigrants have the right to a public education? Peter Sagal explores this question in episode three, Created Equal. Watch the clip and read more on the ...

The legal change that takes the longest to come about is a constitutional amendment. Like the United States, Tennessee also ...

The impact of COVID-19 has both illuminated these challenges—and made them worse. With your help, we advocate for more equal economies, workers’ rights, corporate accountability, and debt relief for ...

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

Americans proudly proclaim that no one is above the law and that this nation is committed to ensuring equal justice under ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The amendment has the same sentiment of the ill-fated Equal Rights Amendment ... amendment would “grant a person the right to forgo medical treatment.” More specifically, the amendment ...