Failed republican lawmakers are suing #Michigan to block #state#constitutional amendment to #reproductive#rights, a ballot initiative approved by voters, arguing voters can’t create new rights. They fail to understand the basic concepts of democracy.
I've been enjoying all the snarky articles about Tuesday's election results. Here's the latest one that made me laugh (gift article).
Having rights still bewilderingly popular
Tuesday’s election results suggest that the Republican legislative strategy of “taking people’s rights away for no clear reason” was not an overwhelming success at the ballot box. #Election#USPolitics#Rights#Abortion#GOP https://wapo.st/3QnQt4U
Butkevych enlisted in the Ukrainian military following Russia's full-scale invasion and was captured in Luhansk Oblast in June 2022. Russian occupation authorities "sentenced" him to 13 years on trumped-up charges without any legal grounds, human rights groups said.
The justices were taking their first extensive look at the fallout from their 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn v. #Bruen, which requires the govt to point to historical analogues when defending #laws that limit #SecondAmendment#rights.
The decision has created considerable churn in lower courts, w/dozens of #GunControl laws declared suspect as a result of the justices’ new test.
"Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a Republican, is asking the court to overturn a court of appeals decision that, earlier this year, determined voting is a fundamental right in Kansas."
Today in Labor History November 6, 1217: The Charter of the Forest was sealed by King Henry III, re-establishing rights to the “forests” for “free men” that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs. “Forest” included large areas of commons such as heathland, grassland and wetlands, productive of food, grazing and other resources. At that time, royal forests were among the most important sources of food, as well as fuel for cooking, heating and charcoal production. “Free men” were a subset of peasants who paid lower rents and who were subjected to fewer restrictions than other peasants. The document was complementary to the Magna Carta and was considered radical for its time and place.
First Nations say they haven’t been consulted on #BillC53 and, because it impacts their existing rights, it is necessary to #consult before the Bill is passed into #law.
Ohio voters: The extremist GOP Secretary of State is canceling votes, purging thousands of names recently from the voter rolls, right before this important referendum on abortion rights. Make sure you were not among them! Check here for your status: https://voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/voterlookup.aspx
It’s a “fake PR stunt”: Artists hate Meta’s #AI data deletion process | Ars Technica
This is a misconception. In reality, there is no functional way to opt out of Meta’s generative #AItraining.
... In it, #Meta says it is “unable to process the request” until the requester submits evidence that their personal info appears in responses from Meta’s #generativeAI. #privacy#rights#copyright
Right To Marry Person Of Choice Protected Under Constitution, Not Even Family Members Can Object: Delhi HC
While granting police protection to a couple who got married against the wishes of their parents, the Delhi High Court has said that where the parties are major, their right to marry a person of choice is protected under the Constitution of India and even their family members cannot object to such relationship.
A mentally ill woman’s petition asking for permission to abort her 26-week pregnancy was heard by the Supreme Court. The outcome was deeply disappointing.
"Meaningful public participation – involves restoring trust in the system. This requires transparency, proper consultation, and the public’s right to challenge decisions in the courts".
"Meaningful consultation requires time, expertise, and properly funded expert bodies that can build a culture of continuous improvement. Again, Australia’s record to date has been piecemeal and poor."
"To get agreement, we need a better way than the standard project-based approval processes and private negotiations between developers and landowners. The underlying principle must be that all citizens, not just directly affected groups, bear the burden of advancing the common good."
@echo_pbreyer the EU has turned into a downright Circus under the current leadership - there is a blatant disregard for the law, human and constitutional rights. There is a blatant disregard for the will of the people, corruption and the manipulative tactics being engaged, an absolute disgrace. #Chatkontrolle#Chatcontrol#masssurveillance#Constitutional#Human#Rights#digitalerhausfriedensbruch A wonderful moral compass for dictators and despots in other parts of the world.
Judge #Chutkan’s limited #GagOrder really sought to thread the needle on balancing Trump’s #rights to #political#speech as a candidate & her own #duties to #protect the #integrity of the case in front of her. But it is likely that if she tried to hold #Trump accountable for any particular offending statements that his lawyers will fight the effort vigorously.
The evidence behind human cognitive processing being model-first is piling up so fast, it is hard to consider anything but the case that the person’s internal model for their gender is the primary deciding factor in how they experience the world.
However, there is a line where the human ends and the animal begins. And this is where the bets for cognitive processing also have to come off.
Hindutva Groups Are Misusing UP’s Anti-Conversion Law, As Police Register Cases With No Legal Standing
A study of 101 FIRs registered under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 showed that more than half were in response to complaints by third parties, which means they may have no legal standing and should not have been registered by the police.
Russian-held human rights advocate's whereabouts unknown since August (kyivindependent.com)
Butkevych enlisted in the Ukrainian military following Russia's full-scale invasion and was captured in Luhansk Oblast in June 2022. Russian occupation authorities "sentenced" him to 13 years on trumped-up charges without any legal grounds, human rights groups said.