- Louisiana governor tells parents against Ten Commandments in classrooms: 'Tell your child not to look' -- "The state became the first in the nation to require public schools to display the religious text, but several families are suing over its constitutionality." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-governor-tells-parents-ten-commandments-classrooms-tell-chil-rcna165147 25 comments law
- Irish prime minister concedes defeat in vote over constitutional amendments about family and women https://apnews.com/article/ireland-women-constitution-referendum-8eead7fd4ee13e76d77e8322bf348d0d?user_email=4011bda061c4f8f680ca758bb4255e2cf29abba5a8ec3a80cf06c0fc41d53744 6 comments worldnews
- What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/family-queer-kinship/?nc=1 3 comments politics
- Unmarried Partners, Queer Relationships Constitute Family: Supreme Court https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/unmarried-partners-queer-relationships-constitute-family-supreme-court-3294828#pfrom=home-ndtv_m_topscroll 764 comments worldnews
- Unmarried Partners, Queer Relationships Constitute Family: Supreme Court of India https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/unmarried-partners-queer-relationships-constitute-family-supreme-court-3294828#pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories 82 comments upliftingnews
- Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption https://uk.reuters.com/article/hungary-lgbt/hungary-amends-constitution-to-redefine-family-limits-gay-adoption-idukkbn28p1n8 12 comments worldnews
- Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption https://www.reuters.com/article/iduskbn28p1n8 22 comments worldnews
- Will request CBI chief to constitute fresh forensic team: Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer https://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-request-cbi-chief-to-constitute-fresh-forensic-team-sushant-singh-rajputs-family-lawyer-6702852/ 6 comments india
- "Your Whole Family Already Voted": Viral Video of Incident At Polling Station Points Up Inconsistencies In Russian Constitutional Ballot to Keep Putin in Power https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-polling-station-incident-polling-station-inconsistencies--constitutional-ballot/30699087.html 172 comments worldnews
- Family Separations at Border Constitute Torture, New Report Claims https://theintercept.com/2020/02/25/family-separations-border-torture-report/ 17 comments worldnews
- Family Separations at the Border Constitute Torture, New Report Claims https://theintercept.com/2020/02/25/family-separations-border-torture-report/ 10 comments politics
- Trump's separation of families constitutes torture, doctors find http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/25/trump-family-separations-children-torture-psychology 4 comments politics
- Trump's separation of families constitutes torture, doctors find | US news https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/25/trump-family-separations-children-torture-psychology 4 comments politics
- Trump's separation of families constitutes torture, doctors find https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/25/trump-family-separations-children-torture-psychology 3 comments politics
- Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai moves Constitution (Amendment) Bill to check population growth, says those not adhering to small family norm shouldn't get incentives. https://theprint.in/india/tax-sops-incentives-in-jobs-and-education-new-bill-proposes-to-promote-2-child-policy/364053/ 16 comments india
- Governor Cuomo Announces Intent to File Multi-Agency Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Violating Constitutional Rights of Children and Families https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-intent-file-multi-agency-lawsuit-against-trump-administration 1598 comments politics
- The UN Wants The US To Stop Separating Families At The Border - "Detention is never in the best interests of the child and always constitutes a child rights violation," a spokesperson for the UN's human rights chief said on Tuesday. https://www.buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/families-separated-border-united-nations 28 comments worldnews
- With all this interest in Romania's former royal family, here is Romania's monarchist constitution from 1923. It was based on that of Belgium. (Sorry, I could only find it online in French). http://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/ro1923.htm 7 comments europe
- The President of Moldova asks the Parliament to change the Constitution so that the official language is named Romanian. "I am Romanian, like my parents, my grandparents and all my family on this planet" http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-21258612-presedintele-moldova-cere-parlamentului-chisinau-modifice-constitutia-astfel-incat-limba-stat-fie-limba-romana.htm 157 comments europe
- Romania's Coalition for Family gathers over 3 mln. signatures to ban same sex marriage in the Constitution http://www.agerpres.ro/social/2016/05/20/coalitia-pentru-familie-3-milioane-de-romani-au-semnat-pentru-modificarea-constitutiei-19-05-15 231 comments europe
- Lithuania votes to remove a bill that would ban "public defilement of constitutional moral and family values" from the parliamentary agenda. http://en.delfi.lt/65108/public-family-defilement-bill-removed-from-parliament-agenda-201465108/ 6 comments europe
- "In the last 3 years, Border Patrol agents have killed 6 Mexican citizens on their native soil by firing across the border... U.S. courts have rejected claims made by victims’ families, asserting that Mexican citizens do not have the same constitutional protections as American citizens." http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2013/09/20139692857643914.html 40 comments politics
- Muslim activists who argued they had a constitutional free-speech right to send offensive letters to families of Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan lose Free Speech Case in court http://www.news24.com/world/news/muslim-activists-lose-free-speech-case-20130227 10 comments worldnews
- Australian Muslim activists lose free speech case. 'Australia's highest court on Wednesday narrowly rejected the case of two Muslim activists who argued they had a constitutional free-speech right to send offensive letters to families of Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan' http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/asia/2013/02/australian_muslim_activists_lose_free_speech_case#sthash.v5cnw1rl.sfju 1227 comments worldnews
- Focus on the Family: Legislating Hate and Subverting the Constitution http://www.politicususa.com/en/focus-on-the-family-legislating-hate-and-subverting-the-constitution 3 comments reddit.com
- Lithuania's controversial Family Movement to organise new rally 'in defence of constitution' https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1795254/lithuania-s-controversial-family-movement-to-organise-new-rally-in-defence-of-constitution 7 comments europe
- Billionaire with family links to Pinochet wins Chile's presidency, thus validating the neocon policy of making sure there are constitutional term limits in Central and South American counties, thus assuring that leftist presidents cannot stay in office long enough to make needed changes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/world/americas/18chile.html 3 comments politics
- At least three American anti-LGBT groups submitted briefs at the Constitutional Court of Romania in support of a rewrite of the constitutional definition of a family that will potentially prohibit the legalization of same-sex marriage https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/27/american-anti-lgbt-groups-battling-same-sex-marriage-romania 52 comments worldnews
- Ireland PM concedes defeat in constitutional referendum to redefine family, women's roles: A dual referendum in Ireland on redefining family and women's roles in the constitution has been defeated, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Saturday https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240309-ireland-pm-concedes-defeat-in-constitutional-referendum-to-redefine-family-women-s-roles 20 comments worldnews
- Trump’s separation of families constitutes torture, doctors find - Evaluations of 26 people by Physicians for Human Rights provides first in-depth look at policy’s psychological impact https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/25/trump-family-separations-children-torture-psychology 33 comments politics
- Romania’s ruling Social Democrats hope to organize a referendum to restrict the constitutional definition of family, which would effectively rule out the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage http://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-gaymarriage/romania-to-hold-same-sex-marriage-referendum-this-autumn-ruling-party-leader-iduskcn1bd0vu?il=0 41 comments worldnews
- Thousands protest in Tunisia over proposed language for Constitution that describes a woman as a “complement with the man in the family and an associate to the man in the development of the country.” http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/16/women-free-speech-and-the-tunisian-constitution/ 3 comments worldnews
- Corporations are People? - "We the People of the United States…" – so begins the constitution, evoking imagery of one’s family, friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens – the individuals that make up our society, that vote in elections, that were born, and that live and breathe. http://blog.timesunion.com/occupyalbany/corporations-are-people/394/ 10 comments politics
- It’s High Time ‘Hindu Undivided Family’ Ceased to Be a Tax Entity. An HUF entity is against the rights enshrined in our constitution and has become a mere tax planning tool in the hands of tax consultants who advise affluent Hindus. http://thewire.in/80593/hindu-undivided-family-tax/ 18 comments india
- [Sport]The transfers of Griezmann and Malcom are currently under criminal investigation. Several payments were made to family members of the players and lawyers. The investigation tries to clarify the legality of these disbursements, and if they constitute a crime. https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-pide-fiscalia-investiguen-traspasos-13176798 83 comments soccer
- Expelled Uttar Pradesh Congress veterans asks Sonia to rise above ‘enchantment of the family’. The group asked for the ‘restoration of freedom expression, constitutional and democratic values’ https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/expelled-uttar-pradesh-congress-veterans-asks-sonia-to-rise-above-enchantment-of-the-family/story-x5hksfaw2ogdap5wtqdajp.html 10 comments india
- The Latvian Saeima debates definition of 'family' in the Constitution (a vote passed with a very large majority to commence the process required to constitutionally deny rights to same sex couples) https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/saeima-debates-definition-of-family-in-the-constitution.a388754/ 25 comments europe
- Palestinian officials expressed “great concern” over a report by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor that includes a warning that Palestinian stipends to attackers and their families could constitute a war crime https://apnews.com/afed1fe508af40f8bbd81ae535b81c77 20 comments worldnews
- Palestinian officials expressed “great concern” Thursday over a report by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor that includes a warning that Palestinian stipends to attackers and their families could constitute a war crime https://apnews.com/afed1fe508af40f8bbd81ae535b81c77 172 comments worldnews
- On This Day 1920, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution became law, banning the production, transportation and sale of alcohol. It didn't stop drinking, but it did give rise to organized crime, rampant political corruption, and the Kennedy family. http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/on-this-day--prohibition-went-into-effect-in-america.html 4 comments history