Image Credit: CC-BY-SA-3.0 / Matt H. Wade at Wikipedia It is true that the U.S. Constitution protects citizens of the United States. It is also true that the U.S. Constitution protects all persons as well. This means that any person, regardless of their citizenship status, is entitled to Equal Protection under the law within the jurisdiction…
With the 2016 presidential election just days away, we thought it would be important to discuss a relevant issue: voter intimidation. So first, here is a little background. Voter Intimidation Consent Decree Barriers to voting did not end in the 1960s. In fact, it was in the 1980’s that the Republican Party was placed under…
How many people do you know who are married without children? Texas argued to the 5th circuit that it can deny same sex couples the right to marry because they cannot have children. A blatantly false assertion given the advances in reproductive technology. But, suppose we follow the Texas logic despite the fact that same…
Texas argued to the Fifth Circuit, in January 2015, that marriage is a subsidy like the school lunch program. Is there any part of your marriage that reminds you of the school lunch program? According to Texas, marriage is a subsidy it can give to certain groups but not to others just as it can…