— There's absolutely no difference, any kind of #gerrymandering should be #illegal under federal law. Political, Racial, Religious, any kind. #Tennessee districts are racially gerrymandered.
Both are designed for one purpose to #thwart the #will of the #voters, #violating their #constitutionalright to a #Republican form of #Government.
#Abortion, #minimumwage, and #sportsbetting on the #ballot this fall in #Missouri.
The #Missouri #Right to #ReproductiveFreedom #Initiative would #amend the #StateConstitution to #provide a #constitutionalright for #reproductivefreedom.
#Republican #State #SupremeCourt in #Arizona issues #Partisan #Ruling saying pro-#abortion #ballot #initiative can be forced to call #fetuses ‘#unborn #humanbeings’ by Republican dominated panel
Approving #initative makes #abortion a #constitutionalright, until 24 weeks.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #Courts #Corruption #Partisanship #RepublicanParty #Misogyny #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/15/arizona-abortion-fetus-unborn-human-being/#Movies
#ACLU files suit challenging #Michigan's ban on #Medicaid funding for #abortion
The ACLU of MI has filed a challenge to the state's ban on #MedicaidFundedAbortions, arguing the #law violates the #ConstitutionalRight to #ReproductiveFreedom that MI voters enshrined in the state constitution in Nov 2022.
#ReproductiveRights #healthcare #WomensHealth #WealthGap #HealthCareForTheRich
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/27/aclu-files-suit-challenging-michigans-ban-on-medicaid-funded-abortions/74232218007/
For >40yrs a passionate band of #conservative & mostly #Christian activists tried to find ways to undermine the 1973 #SCOTUS ruling guaranteeing a #ConstitutionalRight to #abortion & revolutionized America. But…the country appeared to be moving away from them, increasingly #secular & increasingly #liberal on sexual matters. The anti- #abortion movement lacked the critical mass needed in DC & the #control of #courts to end federal #AbortionRights. But… #Trump …promised to name “pro-life judges”….
Transgender Musician and #CivilRights #activist #acquitted on #protest #charges in #Iowa
Tara McGovern contended the #charges went to the heart of the #ConstitutionalRight to #assemble. All seven of those #arrested were #transgender.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Iowa #HigherEducation #UniversityofIowa #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/13/iowa-protester-transgender-trial-acquitted/
A #Vital #FirstStep Towards #MarriageEquality in #Latvia.
Last month Latvia’s parliament, passed a package of eight #laws #recognising #SameSex #civilunions and associated #rights. The new legislation came in response to a 2020 #ConstitutionalCourt ruling that established that #samesexcouples have a #constitutionalright to the #benefits and #legal #protections afforded to #married #oppositesex #couples.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Latvia #Politics #Progress
https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/12/latvia-vital-first-step-towards-marriage-equality/
The #limits of the #courts in the #clash between #gayrights and #religiousbelief.
— The #Constitution doesn't allow for #religiousexemptions because doing so would necessarily require #depriving #LGBTQ #people their #constitutionalright to the #EqualProtectionoftheLaw.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4244786-the-limits-of-the-courts-in-the-clash-between-gay-rights-and-religious-belief/
#Dragqueens also enjoy #freespeech #protections
Contrary to the wishes of #conservative #extremists, the #ConstitutionalRight to #assemble does not solely extend to #Nazis, #conspiracytheorists, or #firearm enthusiasts discussing how best to legally hide their weapons in a public library.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Nevada #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/drag-queens-also-enjoy-free-speech-protections
The #SupremeCourt Allows #Discrimination Against #LGBTQ #People
After 20 years of the court #expanding #gayrights, the 6 #Corrupt #Conservative #justices swing back.
For “the first time in its history [the Court finds] a #constitutionalright to #refuse to #serve #members of a #protectedclass.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/supreme-court-gay-wedding-website-colorado/
#Activist #Detained in #HongKong Begins #Final #Appeal for #Recognition of His #Overseas #SameSexMarriage.
#JimmySham, a prominent pro-#democracy #activist during the 2019 protests that roiled #HongKong, first asked for a #judicialreview five years ago seeking a #declaration that the #city's #laws, which don't #recognize #foreign #samesexmarriages, violate his #constitutionalright to #equality.
#Fascist #Republicans are unconstitutionally #penalizing their #politicalopponents for standing up for the #constitutionalright of the people peaceably to #assemble, and to #petition the #Government for a #redress of #grievances."
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Politics #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Fascism
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/amid-polarization-minority-party-lawmakers-face-penalties-98385085
