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Links to categories dealing with civil rights issues affecting women and minority groups, including voting rights, immigrants' rights, women's rights, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay rights, rights of racial minorities, rights of the disabled, children's rights, rights of the elderly, and more.
Is Housing a Human Right?
Is there a universal human right to housing?
Rights of the Homeless
Overview of civil rights issues affecting homeless persons.
Summary of Safford v. Redding (2009) - Supreme Court School S…
Summing up Safford v. Redding (2009), the U.S. Supreme Court school strip search case.
Parental Rights Amendment (PRA)
Review of the proposed Parental Rights Amendment (PRA), which would protect homeschooling.
Should the Government Legislate Relationships?
The debate over same-sex marriage brings to mind an excellent question: Should the government legislate relationships at all?
Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
A profile of the Children's Defense Fund.
The Tenth Amendment
The text, origins, and meaning of the Tenth Amendment, which protects states' rights.
The Ninth Amendment
The text, origins, and meaning of the Ninth Amendment, which protects rights not explicitly specified elsewhere in the Constitution.
The Third Amendment
The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers.

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