Palestinian Rivals Accused of Human-Rights Abuses
Jul 31st, 2008 · Human Rights Watch says the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have been illegally arresting, torturing and even killing each other's members.
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Revolvers Mark Win For Gun-Rights Advocates
Jul 25th, 2008 · Smith & Wesson plans to sell a commemorative revolver to mark the Supreme Court ruling that overturned a handgun ban in Washington, D.C. The first six guns go to the plaintiffs in the suit. Each revolver has little scales of justice engraved on the side.
Supreme Court Hears Detainee-Rights Case
Dec 5th, 2007 · Justices are hearing arguments Wednesday in a case about the legal rights of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Under the Military Commissions Act, detainees can't exercise their "habeas corpus" rights to challenge their detention.
Teen to Test New Parental-Rights Law **
Sep 14th, 2007 · A 15-year-old boy in Washington state will be the first minor to test a new law allowing adolescents to ask the courts to reinstate parental rights. The boy and two siblings were taken from their parents five years ago after alleged parental neglect.
Democrats Disappoint Abortion-Rights Advocates *
Jun 14th, 2007 · Abortion rights advocates cheered when Democrats took control of Congress. But hopes that their agenda would become a legislative priority have since faded. proposed increase to fund abstinence-only sex education programs.
Alabama to Revisit Civil-Rights Era Killing
May 10th, 2007 · An Alabama grand jury has indicted James Bonard Fowler, a former police officer with the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a black Vietnam veteran, during a civil rights protest 42 years ago. Lee's death sparked a march that led to the "bloody Sunday" beatings of civil rights protesters in Selma, Ala.
Civil-Rights Cold Case Investigations Stir Skepticism
Mar 4th, 2007 · This past week, the government announced that it is going to re-open investigations of civil-rights era cold cases. Officials say they want to bring closure to victims' families, but some family members are skeptical.
Lost Civil-Rights Era Documents Found in Florida
Feb 10th, 2007 · For more than half a century, a briefcase belonging to Harry T. Moore, one of Florida's civil rights pioneers, was missing. It has now been found, just a half mile from where it was before Moore was killed in a bombing.
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