Sentences with phrase «constitutional rights»

U.S. District Judge William Pauley ruled against the city in a 22 - page decision filed Wednesday, finding the legislation compromised the centers» Constitutional rights.

In the united states they became enshrined in the new constitution and Miranda came from the requirement to be sure that the suspect couldn't plead his constitutional rights had not been violated.

Most constitutional rights are not explicitly described as a «right to X»; rather, they are defined by restrictions on what the government may do.

He said the evidence, a January invoice from BOE attorney Frank Miller, proved there was «a coordinated assault on Mr. Paladino's constitutional rights.»

We came together, both Democrats and Republicans, to enact strict gun control measures because we fundamentally believed that we could both protect our communities while safeguarding the constitutional rights of law - abiding gun owners in our state.

«And the right to vote is fundamental because it protects all the other constitutional rights, and the state has a duty to protect that.»

«The right to a fair hearing, and the right to open justice, are among the most fundamental of all our basic constitutional rights,» she said.

«Peaceful expression of views on controversial issues that is not disruptive or threatening is a right that all students have in this country, and any attempts to stifle this speech violates the constitutional rights of students and faculty to free speech,» Cuomo wrote in the letter to Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

«It was never about trying to deny anyone their constitutional rights.

Yes, many constitutional rights are limited upon conviction and imprisonment.

Are you talking about the constitutional rights of prison inmates while in prison or the rights of ex-convicts after release?

Henry noted Pennsylvania prosecutors, «in violation of (Ritter's) statutory and constitutional rights,» had improperly obtained the sealed files from the Albany County district attorney's office without a judge's order.

A federal judge in 2013 had ruled that the initiative violated the constitutional rights of minorities.

Indeed, a good bit of what in other places would be called only «human rights» is referred to as «constitutional rights» in US discourse.

«When our government criminalizes the very free speech that the First Amendment was written to protect, sends people to prison for simply exercising their constitutional rights, and wields its power like a weapon against political enemies, we are all in trouble.»

Brute force by the police against unarmed citizens exercising their constitutional rights, should be a thing of the past,» he stated.

We elect Assemblymen who swear to support our Constitution, not subvert our Constitutional rights in the darkness of the night behind our backs!

Are you really OK with citizens being deprived of their constitutional rights?

But in his ruling, Justice Tsoho held that Falana's argument had not shifted the court's earlier position in its ruling delivered on April 28, to the effect that the constitutional rights of the interested parties to be heard by the appeal court outweighed the procedural requirements the SAN was relying on.

The lefty Center for Constitutional Rights said the funding by Brooklyn - based Israeli entrepreneur Baruch Eliezer Gross «marginalizes the perspectives of those who suffer from Israeli policies.»

The federal lawsuit claims the ordinance — which bans the sale and possession of assault weapons, bump stocks and high - capacity magazines — violates the plaintiffs» Constitutional rights.

In coalition with Let NY Vote, we ask Governor Cuomo to commit to helping ensure constitutional rights across all of our communities by including funding for early voting in the Executive Budget.»

Further, police inaction in these cases has emboldened such fringe groups, resulting in a blatant disregard for one's constitutional rights.

«Expanding off - hours arraignments will help to protect the Constitutional rights of defendants, both by minimizing delays in the arraignment process, and ensuring that defendants can be represented by counsel at arraignment,» Attorney General Schneiderman said.

He insists government has wrecked the economy, infringed on religious liberty, put constitutional rights «under assault,» overtaxed Americans and sought to take away their guns.

So the argument is that if we start taking away constitutional rights of people who haven't committed crimes then we start down a very slippery slope.

«Given the city's inaction and protracted 10 - year proposal, it is now time for the commission to examine steps to expeditiously close Rikers and to ensure that the constitutional rights of inmates and staff are protected,» a 70 - page report from the Commission on Correction said.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, in a federal district court in Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a brief requesting that a federal judge not dismiss a case of litigation against senior CIA and military officials for the 2011 targeted killing of Anwar al - Awlaki (a suspected al - Qaeda leader) and his 16 - year - old son, both U.S. citizens.

If the article above is correct, you could have constitutional rights removed for having a warrant out on you.

New York needs to replace all New York politicians who voted away our constitutional rights from the Second Amendment especially Governor Coumo.]

1 It is worth mentioning that the Enforcement Acts still allow for the POTUS to use Federal troops into a State that refuses or can not control attacks on constitutional rights.

However, its leader, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, preferred to seek due constitutional rights for Muslims within united India until a year before Partition in August 1947.

Moreover, each and every member of Congress should be notified that he or she is personally liable (can be sued) for his or her own failure, or the same in conspiracy with other members, to perform what is a ministerial and constitutional duty, that is, to require and / or insist that Presidential electoral votes only be counted for candidates who are «natural born citizens» under Article II of the United States Constitution, the failure of which creates a cause of action for deprivation of claimants» constitutional rights (as allowed under the Bivens case) against employees of the Federal Government, in this case, to a lawful President and Commander in Chief, and therefore, for deprivation of adequate continuation of the United States as a Constitutional Republic.

If 18 - year - olds are considered adults, why can state and federal governments impose age restrictions on constitutional rights?

They argue that 18 - year - olds are considered adults «for almost all purposes and certainly for the purposes of the exercise of fundamental constitutional rights».

, but the constitutional basis for these claims is elusive, even more so than the conservative bugbear right to privacy (famously derived by Justice Douglas from penumbras of emanations from constitutional rights).

This resulted in a lot abuse of the Chairman's constitutional rights.

Eight people have filed a lawsuit against Cuomo, arguing his failure to set a special election date to fill the congressional vacancy left by former Rep. Michael Grimm violates the constitutional rights of residents of Staten Island and of southern Brooklyn.

There is a very real possibility that under this administration my daughters will lost their Constitutional rights to reproductive freedom and therefore autonomy of their bodies, as is already happening state by state.

A federal lawsuit Tuesday alleged that the Chicago Park District violated a couple's constitutional rights by refusing to display their religious message on a commemorative brick at a Far North Side park near their home.

Among the people Gross talks with is the head of Personhood USA, which is seeking constitutional rights for fertilized eggs, embryos and fetuses — basically giving states the power over pregnant women from the second they conceive.

«We respect and support all of our players» constitutional rights and freedom of expression.»

Whatever constitutional rights of free speech an individual may have, there is no constitutional right to participate in the NBA and I have the power... to disqualify players who engage in offensive conduct — including inappropriate speech.»

Any bullying based on race, sex, religion, etc. would open up Title XI and Title IX possibilities or a 1983 action for violation of a students Constitutional Rights.

Has never applied to the private work place and isn't protected under your constitutional rights.

«We got this plan in the first place by South Australia threatening to take High Court action against the eastern states and the Commonwealth because of our constitutional rights to water,» he said.

Unspecified constitutional rights are expandable beyond any certain and predictable limits.

The dynamic of despotism was such that the rejection of first principles led inexorably to an assault on constitutional rights, as the defenders of slavery sought to undermine the rights of speech, press, assembly, and petition (whenever they were exercised by slavery's opponents, that is).

We know that something fundamental is being tampered with when a solid conservative like Sam Ervin of North Carolina denounces the Washington laws as violating constitutional rights.

Once again we must come together as a nation and show those who would oppose us that no matter how much they may terrorize us they can never make us scared enough to deny any American their Constitutional rights no matter their race, religion or creed.