In our tradition the State is not omnipresent in the home. And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the State should not be a dominant presence. ... The court held that contradicting same-sex couple's marriage licenses would violate Hawaii's Equal Rights Amendment unless the state could show an enthralling interest justifying the exclusion. ... The court held the state had not met its affliction under the compelling interest standard, but stayed in implementation of its decision pending appeal to the Hawaii Supreme Court. ... The court based the...

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Exploration, fisheries, mining and plantations quickly fueled the success of white entrepreneurial colonists formerly held back by British law. ... The outcome was future generations of broken homes, lost heritage and tradition as well as large numbers of unemployed and poor resulting in mass depression, drug abuse, alcoholism and suicide. ...

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This case struck an early blow against the incorporation of the Bill of Rights to the states, as it set the precedent that states would not be held to it in the same way that the federal government would. Barron v Baltimore would be referred to in future Supreme Court cases as rationale behind verdicts that centered on the states not being held to the Bill of Rights in the same manner as the federal government. While today most states are held to the Bill of Rights, there was some debate regarding on how we should get here. ...

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Meanwhile, we shuffle our homeless from place to place; we illegally deprive them of property and liberty for committing unavoidable minor infractions; and they face dehumanizing discrimination both on the streets that they call home and within our justice system. ... Stephanie Goldberg explains why the courts found a 1992 Santa Ana, California ordinance prohibiting camping unconstitutional in her article, "Homeless Victory," The court held that the ordinance infringed on the right to travel by giving the homeless two choices – to go to jail or move to another town. ...

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In American states, an elected governor is the head of the executive branch. Other leaders in this branch, such as the lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and auditors and commissioners are also elected into their positions by the people. Due to the freedom of being able to or...

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The Act would also permit the detention of non-citizens who are deemed to be dangerous to the home land (Center for American Progress 2005). ... This provision grants the security agencies the power to enter into the office, home, or premise of a suspected terrorist or spy without informing the target. ... This provision was not seen as sentence or a judicial verdict, but was viewed a simple strategy of war, just like in war where enemy soldiers are held as prisoners of war. ...

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(MacKinnon 71) On the other hand, there is the opinion held by many that "If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a State has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own home, what books he may read, or what films he may watch." ...

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On the domestic home front, the Congress began to effectively solve the land ordnance problem. ... Thus, the Annapolis Convention of 1786 was held to address regional issues such as trade, but delegates were soon calling for a national convention . ...

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Privacy between family members may have contributed to the original concerns over privacy but more modern feelings over privacy issues tend to revolve around the privacy of an individual's home and also privacy from their government. ... Although the Constitution does not specifically state that every U.S. citizen has the "right to privacy," it does imply that the right to privacy is held by every citizen. ...

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After 1981, a new Constitution Act was made in 1982 (Monahan 1991), where federal parliament and provincial legislatures agreed on the Constitution Act which would bring the constitution home from Britain to Canada. ... The Accord named after the location where the conference was held, recognized Quebec as a distinct society and restored its veto over most constitutional amendments (MLA accessed 13th September 2003). ... The Accord also constitutionalized the federal-provincial consultative process by requiring that at least one First Ministers' meeting be held annually and by requiring ...

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This was directed to help childcare, protective services for children and adults, foster care, services related to management and maintenance of the home, transportation services, and more. ... In 1987, the ACLU successfully challenged a curfew in Bordentown, New Jersey, that held parents as well as children responsible. ...

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Moreover, the Frame of 1671 allowed the, "Lower Counties," which represented the land on the west bank of the Delaware River Bay, to establish home rules, ease the pressure on overall government and solve problems more efficiently. ... Furthermore, the First and Second Continental Congress were fittingly held in his colony. ...

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Additionally, the FBI can enter an individual's home without permission and remove any evidence, such as photos or documents. ... However, many individuals may be tortured into giving self-incriminating evidence or saying something that may be held against them in a trial. ...

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There was now a new swing vote and now politicians had to be cautious of their stance on civil liberties because this group of voters held sway in electing candidates or passing legislation. ... According to PBS, The Civil War and Reconstruction, "By 1860, New York was home to over one million residents. ...

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Americans' experience with the quartering of troops in their homes began shortly after the French and Indian War ended in 1763. ... In 1863 President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring, "all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free....

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Does the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment guarantee same-sex couples the right to marry? If same-sex marriage were to be federally legalized would the sturdy backbone of our culture be broken? Is it not morally wrong to deny the citizens of the United States of America the basic human right to marry? Is it governments place to define marriage and love? The United States of America is desperately striving to answer these intense questions but it seems that everyone has a different opinion on what is moral and what is lawful. ...

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