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Assaults on Our Freedom 
Come From Left and Right

Long bipartisan history of infringing on rights of Americans

American Conservative Nov 13, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Those who blame the current administration for assaults on US constitutional freedoms should take a longer view, writes Alexander Cockburn in the American Conservative . “No doubt the conservatives who cheered Bush on as he abrogated ancient rights and stretched the powers of his office to unseen limits would have shrieked if a Democrat had taken such liberties,” but Bush’s actions are “acute symptoms of a chronic disease.” More »

DC's Handgun Ban Heads
to Supreme Court

Justices get unprecedented crack at Second Amendment

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 16, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Roberts' Supreme Court will get a rare crack at an undefined piece of the Bill of Rights this week when it examines whether Washington, DC's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. Though Americans' right to bear arms has been debated for 200 years, reports the Washington Post, the court will clarify whether the Constitution guarantees an individual right to gun ownership or if it relates only to militia service.  More »

More about:  US Supreme Court • Washington DC • gun control • Second Amendment • Constitution • constitutional law • handgun • gun ban • Bill of Rights

Magna Carta Back in US Archives

Carlyle Group founder returns it after buying for $21.3M

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 4, 08 5:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The Magna Carta returned to the National Archives yesterday after facing an uncertain fate on the auction block last year, the Washington Post reports. The 13th-century English document, a precursor to the US Bill of Rights 500 years later, is now on permanent loan from a US businessman who bought for $21 million.  More »

More about:  democracy • Carlyle Group • National Archives • Bill of Rights • Magna Carta • David Rubenstein • history of democracy

Liberal Scholars Embrace Gun Ownership

Much to their own uncomfortable surprise

New York Times New York Times May 6, 07 10:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - When a federal appeals court ruled against a District of Columbia gun control law in March,  it was the first time an appellate court had used the Second Amendment to restrict gun contol legislation. And it was, even more surprisingly, the result of work by a group of liberal scholars. More »

More about:  gun control • Second Amendment • Washington, D.C. • Federal Court • Bill of Rights

Equal Rights Amendment Is Back

Democrats push for gender equality in the constitution

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 28, 07 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Equal Rights Amendment is making a comeback, with Democrats reintroducing it in both houses of Congress yesterday, and five state legislatures putting it on the docket since January. The measure banning sex discrimination passed the House and Senate in 1972, but it went down to defeat when only 35 states ratified it—just two short of the requirement. More »

More about:  Congress • discrimination • constitutional amendment • Bill of Rights

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