Browse by Tags

• Access to Justice
• ACS Publications
• Criminal Justice
• Economic, Workplace, and Environmental Regulation
• Guest Bloggers
• International Law and the Constitution
• IP and Tech Law
• Judiciary
• News And Announcements

• Calif. High Court To Consider Legal Challenges To Same-Sex Marriage Ban

  The California Supreme Court will hear legal challenges to the anti-gay marriage ballot measure approved by voters on Election Day. The state’s top court in a 2-page order said it would determine whether the ballot measure, which bans same-sex marriage... Posted Nov 20 2008, 09:47 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Calif. AG Urges State Supreme Court To Hear Challenges To Prop. 8

  California Attorney General Jerry Brown urged the state supreme court to hear legal challenges to Proposition 8, the ballot measure that stripped gays of marriage rights. “The profound importance of the issue raised by Proposition 8 warrants that... Posted Nov 18 2008, 09:39 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Thousands Rally Nationwide In Support of Same-Sex Marriage

  Scores of people took to the streets nationwide this weekend in support of gay marriage and to protest passage of the California ballot measure that stripped gays of the right to marry. Andrew Sullivan’s The Dish , provided slews of pictures and... Posted Nov 17 2008, 10:28 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Conservative Groundswell Propels Ark. Gay Adoption Ban

  Strong opposition to president-elect Barack Obama’s candidacy helped propel an anti-gay ballot measure to victory in Arkansas. The New York Times reported that the Arkansas measure barring unmarried couples from adopting children was “overwhelmingly”... Posted Nov 10 2008, 09:07 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Colo. Voters Defeat Anti-Equal Opportunity Effort

  Colorado voters defeated an anti-equal opportunity ballot initiative on Election Day, the Rocky Mountain News reported. The ballot measure, Amendment 46, pushed by Californian Ward Connerly was aimed at eliminating affirmative action programs in the state... Posted Nov 07 2008, 01:07 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Colo. Voters Defeat Anti-Equal Opportunity Ballot Measure

  Colorado voters defeated an anti-equal opportunity ballot initiative on Election Day, the Rocky Mountain News reported. The ballot measure, Amendment 46, pushed by Californian Ward Connerly was aimed at eliminating affirmative action programs in the state... Posted Nov 07 2008, 01:07 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Colo. Voters Defeat Anti-Equal Opportunity Ballot Measure; Neb. Voters Support Ban On Affirmative Action Policy

  Colorado voters defeated an anti-equal opportunity ballot initiative on Election Day, the Rocky Mountain News reported. The ballot measure, Amendment 46, pushed by Californian Ward Connerly was aimed at eliminating affirmative action programs in the state... Posted Nov 07 2008, 01:07 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Fla. Voters Defeat Ballot Measure Targeting Bias In State Constitution

  Floridians narrowly defeated a ballot initiative to strip a 1926 provision from the state constitution barring Asian-Americans from owning property. The ballot measure, Amendment No. 1, was defeated on Election Day apparently because of a “mix of... Posted Nov 06 2008, 01:32 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Measures To Limit Reproductive Rights Fail At Polls

  Attacks on marriage equality proved successful on Election Day, but not ones aimed at severely restricting reproductive rights. Ballot initiatives in South Dakota and Colorado targeting reproductive rights were both defeated by big margins , the Los Angeles... Posted Nov 05 2008, 01:06 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Voters Lodge Setbacks To Marriage Equality

  Opponents of marriage equality scored victories in Arizona and Florida on Election Day, where anti-gay marriage ballot measures were passed. Those measures will place bans on gay marriage in the Arizona and Florida constitutions. The states join a raft... Posted Nov 05 2008, 11:07 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Group Urges Passage of S.D. Ballot Measure to Limit Reproductive Rights

  Opponents of reproductive rights are hoping that another attempt to pass a stringent law on abortions will be successful on this year’s South Dakota ballot. Two years ago, the Los Angeles Times reported, voters in South Dakota rejected a ballot... Posted Oct 27 2008, 12:34 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Religious Groups Make Big Push To Topple Gay Marriage Equality In Calif.

  Socially conservative political groups, such as James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, are working feverishly to defeat gay marriage equality in California . Last week, the ACSBlog noted the Mormon Church’s involvement in pushing a California... Posted Oct 27 2008, 08:50 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Ballot Measure To Strip Calif. Gay Couples of Marriage Rights Gaining In Polls

  The ballot initiative, Proposition 8, to strip gays of marriage rights in California is gaining steam in recent polls, The Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper’s report coincides with other news accounts about the ballot measure’s gains... Posted Oct 22 2008, 08:00 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• When Will We Learn? The Many Failings of Abstinence-Only Programming

  by Brigitte Amiri, staff attorney, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project In Lesson One: Your Gender is Your Destiny , Bonnie Scott Jones and Michelle Movahed offer creative and insightful analysis on the constitutionality of teaching gender stereotypes in... Posted Oct 03 2008, 08:10 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty

• Calif. Approves End-of-Life Patients' Rights Bill

  California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a measure into law on Sept. 30 requiring physicians who diagnose people with terminal illnesses to promptly inform them about the right to refuse or be withdrawn from life-sustaining treatment. The bill, AB... Posted Oct 01 2008, 09:02 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Equality and Liberty