The United States Bill of Rights: First 10 Amendments to the ...
May 8, 2017 · PreambleFirst AmendmentSecond AmendmentThird AmendmentFourth AmendmentFifth AmendmentSixth AmendmentSeventh AmendmentEighth AmendmentNinth AmendmentTenth AmendmentPreambleCongress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their ...
The Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution
Document Date: January 8, 2003. First Amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitition the Government for a redress of grievances. Second Amendment.
About the ACLU | American Civil Liberties Union
“So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we’ll be called a democracy.” — ACLU founder Roger Baldwin When a roomful of civil liberties activists — led by Roger Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, and Albert DeSilver — formed the ACLU in 1920, the Supreme Court had yet to uphold a single free speech claim.
Unnecessarily strict Voter ID laws are a waste of taxpayer dollars. States incur sizeable costs when implementing voter ID laws, including the cost of educating the public, training poll workers, and providing IDs to voters. Texas spent nearly $2 million on voter education and outreach efforts following passage of its Voter ID law.12.
The Bill of Rights: A Brief History | American Civil Liberties Union
Document Date: March 4, 2002. " [A] bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse." - Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1787. In the summer of 1787, delegates from the 13 states convened in Philadelphia and drafted a remarkable blueprint for ...
Know Your Rights | Stopped by Police | ACLU - American Civil …
100 Mile Border Zone. Being stopped by police is a stressful experience that can go bad quickly. Here we describe what the law requires and also offer strategies for handling police encounters. We want to be clear: The burden of de-escalation does not fall on private citizens — it falls on police officers. However, you cannot assume officers ...
The Case Against the Death Penalty - American Civil Liberties Union
Dec 11, 2012 · The American Civil Liberties Union believes the death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees of due process of law and of equal protection under the law. Furthermore, we believe that the state should not give itself the right to kill human beings – especially when it kills with premeditation and ceremony, in the name of the ...
Voting Rights Act: Major Dates in History
The Voting Rights Act is signed into law. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law, permanently barring barriers to political participation by racial and ethnic minorities, prohibiting any election practice that denies the right to vote on account of race, and requiring jurisdictions with a history of discrimination in ...
Know Your Rights | Voting Rights - ACLU
In many states, you can give a sworn statement to the poll worker that you satisfy the qualifications to vote in your state, and then proceed to cast a ballot. Report intimidation to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español). Report intimidation to your local election officials.
Know Your Rights | Students’ Rights | ACLU - American Civil …
Courts have upheld students’ rights to wear things like an anti-war armband, an armband opposing the right to get an abortion, and a shirt supporting the LGBTQ community. Schools can have rules that have nothing to do with the message expressed, like dress codes. So, for example, a school can prohibit you from wearing hats — because that ...