Archive for the Category ‘Civil Rights’

Mental Health Law: Mental Health Rights is Human Rights

Mental Health Law: Mental Health Rights is Human Rights

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), George Voinovich (R-OH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and John Jerry (D-MA) announced the bi-partisan ENHANCED Act to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders. These centers will create a national network to help diagnose people in need and improve access to quality evidence-based care.
In a [...]

Blogs Informing Society About Human Rights

Blogs Informing Society About Human Rights

It is imperative that every citizen is knowledgeable about what rights we are promised as human beings. Not everyone is well versed in law, and many people may not be aware if their rights are being breached. This is why keeping up on blogs regarding human rights can be very advantageous. There are several sites [...]

Gay Rights is Human Rights

Gay Rights is Human Rights

In May of 2008, the LGBT community and its supporters flooded the streets of California awaiting, then celebrating, the California Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the ban on gay marriage. The court ruled four to three that same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry regardless of sexual orientation.
The court’s opinion, written by California [...]

Blogs Changing the LGBT Landscape

Blogs Changing the LGBT Landscape

There has been some significant progress made in the last sixty years when it comes to gay rights. The community has moved past the time when homosexuality was seen as a psychological disease, when people were arrested for expressing their true selves in public, and when sex between two members of the same gender was [...]

The Roles of a Civil Attorney During Divorce Proceedings

The Roles of a Civil Attorney During Divorce Proceedings

A divorce attorney plays a very fundamental role in a divorce proceeding. There are several issues that need to be dealt with, and a divorce attorney is the type of civil attorney that will handle these issues. If the time comes where two people feel as though there are problems in their marriage that can’t [...]

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