President Obama’s speech Monday made — or tried to make — two different points, both concerning the definition of “rights.” Although couched in the kind of president-ese appropriate to such an ...

The American founding document contains a phrase called unalienable rights that echoes through the centuries. But what exactly are these inalienable rights that Thomas Jefferson penned in 1776? These ...

For nearly half a century, the State Department has reported annually on human-rights conditions in countries around the world. The purpose of this exercise is not to cast aspersions, but to collect ...

A key Senate panel on Tuesday began grappling with how to carry out a constitutional amendment that “automatically” restores the right to vote to felons who’ve completed their sentences. At the outset ...

On Tuesday, Republicans in the Iowa state legislature swept a bill through committee that would add identifiers to the birth certificates of all transgender people in the state. House Study Bill 649, ...

(WHTM) — For many, Labor Day is just another day off for one last summer cookout. However, the holiday is a serious one for the people still fighting for workers’ rights. Advocates say it is a time to ...

President Trump this week invited the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl win. Most players chose not to attend because they disagree with the president’s policy ...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a series of cases on whether or not employers have the legal right to fire gay or transgender people, weighing a federal law that prevents discrimination on the ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) — A key Senate panel on Tuesday began grappling with how to carry out a constitutional amendment that “automatically” restores the right to vote to felons ...