Protecting Your Rights And Holding Those With Power Accountable
Employment discrimination can prevent people from achieving the success they deserve. It does not matter whether the discrimination is intentional or unintentional. It can still limit a person’s opportunities. One area that has come under scrutiny in recent years is...
Civil rights consist of protections and privileges extended to all citizens of a nation by law. These rights help to ensure that all individuals receive equal treatment under the law, and that they are not discriminated against based on immutable characteristics such...
Police officers have a crucial responsibility to serve and protect civilians from harm. Unfortunately, some officers fail in their duties and even become a source of danger to people. Civilians should know that officers always have options to neutralize threats...
Police officers often help protect the public and enforce the law. However, they are also in a position to violate people's civil rights. Police officers seeking to deter criminal activity or solve a case sometimes engage in inappropriate behavior. Certain types of...
Muslim women who wear hijabs do so for religious reasons, and it’s considered improper for them to expose their hair to men outside of certain immediate family members. Unfortunately, that puts many hijabi women in direct conflict with the authorities when they’re...
Religious freedom is a fundamental right protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Of particular importance in this regard are the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. Violations of these clauses can significantly impact individuals'...
Two police officers come to your door and knock aggressively. You open the door a crack to talk to them, and they tell you to let them inside. You don’t want to though, and so you politely refuse. In response, the officers push the door open, handcuff you and take you...
The right to a “trial by jury” is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution -- as well as the New Mexico Constitution. That right could be in jeopardy, according to the New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon, because of a lack of funds. This warning came...
Knowing one’s rights is vital for anyone living in the United States. These rights are governed, first and foremost, by the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. For example, one right that people enjoy in this country is freedom of religion. Several important...
The police are meant to be a body you can call on to protect you. To protect you when someone else threatens to harm you, has harmed you, stolen your possessions and so much more. While police officers certainly do this, sometimes they are the ones who harm others....