Constitutional

Measure to protect gun rights nears final passage

24 May 2012

BATON ROUGE -- A proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the Legislature's ability to restrict gun rights cleared the House on Thursday. Senate Bill 303 now heads back to the upper chamber so senators can consider substantial amendments made by...

Constitutional Rights Attorneys, Media Challenge Secrecy Of Manning Court Martial

24 May 2012

May 24, 2012, New York -- Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a petition requesting the Army Court of Criminal Appeals to order the Judge in the court martial of alleged Wikileaks leaker Private Bradley Manning to grant the public and press access to the government's motion papers, the court's own orders, and transcripts of proceedings, none of which have been made public to ...

Missouri to vote on "right to pray" constitutional amendment

23 May 2012

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Voters in the U.S. state of Missouri will decide on August 7 whether to approve a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to pray in public places. Governor Jay Nixon signed a proclamation on Wednesday setting the election on the amendment, which Missouri legislators voted overwhelmingly last year to put on the ballot in 2012. Had Nixon not signed the ...