The US state of Hawaii has reached an historic agreement in response to litigation by youth activists, promising to speed up the de-carbonization of its transport sector to protect their right to a safe and healthy climate.
Environment
Jun 21, 2024
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Monday marks the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, a landmark case in U.S. Supreme Court history, in which the court unanimously declared that indigent criminal defendants have a constitutional right to a court-appointed ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Houston say major state-level shifts in social and legal rights available to women and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are affecting interstate migration attitudes ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2023
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The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department. This time, it's about Minneapolis, the site of a police officer's video-recorded ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2023
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