Demanding More from Ourselves Note: This is Part 3 of a 3-part series exploring the Power of the People in our system. (Start with Part 1.) These are excerpts, adapted for the series, from the new book Law is Not for Lawyers (It’s for Everyone): Empower Yourself with the Basics of Law and Civics. The Founders of the United States
Read moreWhat Would a More People-Powered Constitution Look Like? Note: This is Part 2 of a 3-part series exploring the Power of the People in our system. (Start with Part 1.) These are excerpts, adapted for the series, from the new book Law is Not for Lawyers (It’s for Everyone): Empower Yourself with the Basics of Law and Civics. Maybe it
Read moreWhose Law is it, Anyway? Note: This is Part 1 of a 3-part series exploring the Power of the People in our system. These are excerpts, adapted for the series, from the new book Law is Not for Lawyers (It’s for Everyone): Empower Yourself with the Basics of Law and Civics. The Preamble of the U.S. Constitution starts with three
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We have been following the story on the 13 Texas abortion clinics that were forced to close a couple weeks ago due to a stringent law Texas passed in 2013, leaving only 8 operating in the state. Well yesterday the Supreme Court said those clinics can now remain open – that is, until the case makes its way through more legal process (see below).
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