Bahrain's 'future away from oil' Mar 13, 2010
It is a set of values and legal institutions: separation of powers, voting rights, due process of law, all of those things that are in place as we speak today. Share this on. (CNN)
High court weighs state, local gun-control laws Mar 8, 2010
The court also has relied on that same clause - "no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law" - in cases that established a woman's right to an abortion and knocked down state laws against interracial marriage and gay sex. This is the approach the NRA favors. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Case For a Scythe? Mar 7, 2010
The court probably will overturn those ordinances by holding that another part of the 14th Amendment -- the guarantee that no state shall deny liberty "without due process of law" -- "incorporates" the Second Amendment. The justices evinced scant interest Tuesday in resurrecting the "privileges or immunities" clause by revisiting an incoherent decision rendered in 1873. (Townhall.com)
Liu Nomination Pushes 9th Circuit Farther Left Mar 3, 2010
If you still find Liu s position vague, this should clear it up: ;it becomes pretty clear why originalism or strict construction don t make a lot of sense; Many of the broad phrases equal protection of the law, due process of law, unreasonable search and seizure, freedom of speech all of these phrases are quite broad and indeterminate; The Framers deliberately chose these broad words so they would be adaptable over time. Sure, Goodwin, freedom of speech is so vague and unclear; James Madison... (Human Events Online)
Old Tricks and Misguided Priorities Mar 1, 2010
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The amendment, offered by Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), failed 177-233 on a mostly partisan vote. (Human Events Online)
Justices may expand gun laws Feb 28, 2010
It declares that states can't "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." This due-process clause has been used previously to apply, or "incorporate," other Bill of Rights guarantees to state and local levels. However, the 14th Amendment also declares that "no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States." An otherwise obscure 1873 decision in what are called the Slaughterhouse Cases... (AZCentral -- News)
Status quo ante after Indo-Pak talks Feb 26, 2010
After due process of law, the court said that there was not anything against him, he said and added that Indias relationship with Pakistan should not be predicated on statements made by an individual. The Pakistani foreign secretary also employed his countrys familiar distracting argument that it has no control over anti-India groups and men operating from its soil. (India Times)
Origins of the Corporate State Feb 25, 2010
The Fifth Amendment had stipulated that no person shall be deprived of property without due process of law ... Now the ingeniously simple formula was to define a corporation as a person, whose property under the Fourteenth Amendment was then not subject to deprivation by any State without due process of law. (The American Conservative)
Vodafone case adjourned to March 9 Feb 23, 2010
The plaintiffs are, therefore, seeking reliefs from the court, including a declaration that the agreement entered into by the government was not in accordance with the due process of law and was, therefore, a nullity. They are also demanding that the court should give an order declaring that the forcible grouping of autonomous state institutions established by law - Voltacom, Fibreco, VRA Fibre Network and VRA Fibre Assets - with GT to form the purported Enlarged GT Group was unlawful and,... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* Schism erupts in Kenyan coalition over suspensions Feb 16, 2010
The war against corruption will be successfully fought when we do so in accordance with the Constitution and the due process of law, the Kibaki statement said. Many Kenyans said the moves had highlighted rifts between the president and Odinga, the opposition leader who became prime minister after talks to end post-election violence at the start of 2008 that killed at least 1,300 people. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Kenya: Kibaki Overrules PM Over Ministers' Suspension Feb 15, 2010
And so as not be seen undermining the war against corruption, the President said the action should not be interpreted as such, noting that graft "will be successfully fought when we do so in accordance with the constitution and the due process of law." ... " .. in accordance with the constitution and the due process of law." ... It may be hard, but consider this, dear dim-wit of a corrupt tribalist president-imposed-on-the-people-by-foreigners, that THAT 'constitution' as-is and THAT current... (allAfrica.com)
Chicago's Gun Ban Challenged Feb 11, 2010
The Constitution s Fourteenth Amendment states: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The respondents, Chicago and the village of Oak Park, argue that the Second Amendment binds the federal government, but not state and local governments... (Human Events Online)
Read today's letters to the editor Feb 10, 2010
The Fifth Amendment says: "No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." The Fourteenth Amendment adds to this by saying: "Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law." This says, to me, that the FBA's proposal is clearly illegal. But what about the problem of the court's backlog of foreclosure cases. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Terrorism Derangement Syndrome Feb 4, 2010
This week summarized how far the goal posts of normal have moved when he pointed out that "merely advocating what Ronald Reagan explicitly adopted as his policy'to use democracy's most potent tool, the rule of law against' terroristsis now the exclusive province of civil liberties extremists." Upon being elected to the U. S. Senate last month, Scott Brown declared: "Our Constitution and laws exist to protect this nationthey do not grant rights and privileges to enemies in wartime. In... (Slate)
Your views: Corporate politics (Jan. 27) Jan 27, 2010
In other words, Scott was not a person, as referred to in the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, someone who could not be deprived of liberty without due process of law. It took a Civil War, passage of the 14th Amendment and 150 years plus to fix that one. (Florida Today)
HUL to merge Bon Ltd with itself Jan 27, 2010
"Despite all efforts by the company, the undertaking (factory) could not be revived and was eventually closed after following due process of law in July 2006," it said. The factory was plagued by labour issue and was shut down in 2006. (India Times)
Use Constitution Jan 26, 2010
By passing Proposition 8, California is in clear violation of the 14th Amendments Due Process and Equal Protection clauses: States (the people) cannot legally take away the rights of others without due process of law or deny any person the equal protection of the laws, which is what is being done in the case of Proposition 8. Patrick Jackson. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Singaporeans will always come first: Law Minister Jan 18, 2010
Mr Shanmugam said it is important not to assume guilt, and that the due process of law has to be followed with police conducting a full investigation. He said: "The next step in the process is for the Attorney-General and his Chambers to look at the evidence presented, to then decide whether or not there is a case to proceed. And he will only proceed if he feels a case can be made out in court with witnesses without reasonable doubt. There is no question in the Singapore context of us not going... (Channelnewsasia.com)
The Conservative case for gay marriage Jan 11, 2010
At the end of the Civil War, to make the elusive promise of equality a reality, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution added the command that "no State shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person the equal protection of the laws.". Subsequent laws and court decisions have made clear that equality under the law extends to persons of all races, religions, and places of origin. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Neurosurgeons, WMC argue case in Denver on Wednesday Jan 11, 2010
The neurosurgeons claimed the hospital violated its procedures for peer review of physician behavior, defamed them with allegations of Medicare fraud and theft of hospital equipment, violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches, violated their due process of law guaranteed by the 14th Amendment and caused the deaths of four patients because traveling nurses in the operating rooms were not skilled enough, according to court documents. The defendants -- the WMC, the... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
