Civil Rights Law

MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law tightening controls on civil rights groups funded from abroad, a measure that foes of President Vladimir Putin say is part of a Kremlin campaign to stifle political opposition.

A group of civil rights organizations filed suit in federal court Tuesday saying that the “show me your papers” clause in Arizona’s immigration law is unconstitutional, according to a story at Bloomberg.com. The groups, the American Civil …

Opponents of Arizona’s hardline immigration enforcement law launched a new effort Tuesday aimed at thwarting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow police to enforce the so-called “show me your papers” provision. A coalition of civil rights groups …

However, there have been serious concerns that the law may also be used to curtail legitimate exercise of freedom of speech and information. “Given the many concerns raised about this bill by the Presidential Council on Human Rights, civil society … Continue reading →

Gov. Brewer is hopeful Arizona law enforcement will soon at long last be empowered to enforce SB 1070, showing that it can be done fairly, lawfully and in harmony with civil rights and the Constitution,” Benson added in a statement. … Continue reading →

Gov. Brewer is hopeful Arizona law enforcement will soon at long last be empowered to enforce SB 1070, showing that it can be done fairly, lawfully and in harmony with civil rights and the Constitution,” Benson added in a statement. … Continue reading →

A coalition of civil rights organizations asked a federal judge in Phoenix to block implementation of the key provision of the Arizona law which requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop, the American Civil Liberties Union … Continue reading →

… member and the courts don’t know what rights he is afforded under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which offers legal protections to service members during their military service, such as suspending certain judicial proceedings.

Civil rights groups asked a federal court judge in Phoenix to block the portions of Arizona’s immigration law left standing by the U.S. Supreme Court. To contact the reporter on this story: Edvard Pettersson in Los Angeles at epettersson …

… correct in rejecting a couple’s civil law suit against the city. In the two-to-one ruling, which took more than a year to publish, the federal appellate court rejected all claims of civil rights violations made by Pravin and Dipak … Continue reading →