Supremes Stand for Individual Rights

Two new opinions from the high court check state powers

"...25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings strengthening individual rights against state power. In the first, the court..."

June 26, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Err On the Side of Individual Rights

"...in complex issues; it erred on the side of individual rights. Does that leave the door open for people..."

July 2, 2008 Postmarks

Lit-urday: Civil Rights Are Always Timely

Graphic novel talks Freedom Rides and a shout-out to UT

"...have you hungering to know more about the civil rights movement...."

Jan. 31, 2015 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Texas Voter Suppression Law Violates Civil Rights, Judge Rules

A bench trial over Senate Bill 1 is set for next month

"...The national ACLU, ACLU of Texas, and other civil rights advocates sued the state over SB 1 in 2021,..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Rights of Man (or a Company Formed by Man)

"...we've got here is an old Texas conundrum: property rights (i.e., capital) trump civic rights, and big property rights..."

April 23, 2007 Postmarks

City Loses Court Challenge Over LDC Protest Rights

Ruling voids prior 7-4 votes on code rewrite; next steps unclear

"...owners (i.e., every owner in the city) the protest rights afforded under state law, Council would need to adopt..."

March 19, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

D.A. Unveils New Civil Rights Division

Moore says division will replace Critical Incident Unit

"...Unit (which investigated all critical incidents) as the Civil Rights Division, a more robust division, overseen by Assistant D.A...."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Raich Still Fighting for Medi-Pot Rights

Medical marijuana patient - not to mention its fiercest advocate - Angel Raich, back in federal court

"...of the Court's recent legal interpretations deferring to state's rights in intrastate matters – thought Raich would prevail. But..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Your Rights Will Be Attacked Next

"...government! The anti-smoking ban isn't so much about the rights of smokers as it is about the rights of..."

April 28, 2005 Postmarks

Health Care Rights

"...John Mackey's stance against the general welfare and equal rights of everyone [“Point Austin: Let Them Eat Sprouts!” News,..."

Aug. 25, 2009 Postmarks

Texas Abortion Advocates on What Happens Next

Texans once again have an unfortunate head start in having their rights stripped away

"...care. The collapse of the Roe framework for reproductive rights has been in the offing for months if not..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...the demands of the Albanian rebel army for equal rights for all people in Macedonia, that the ultimate goal..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...establish a system amenable to free trade and such individual rights as they can understand and implement in their..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Opinion: Texas Abortion Ban Is an Attack on Free Speech

SB 8 restricts the right of an individual to use their voice to help another person procure an abortion

"...quietly – and ominously – restricts the free speech rights of all Texans...."

Dec. 24, 2021 Column by Rachel Osterloh

Page Two: Variation on a Theme

Following the logical threads of a revolution

"...In a republic, the majority still rules, but the rights of minorities are institutionally protected. (Keep in mind that..."

July 24, 2009 Column by Louis Black

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Sudden Death

"...our society has a duty to dispose of certain individuals who commit violent, murderous acts. I would also ask..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Column

Dildos No Longer a Hard Sell

Anatomically correct and legal, too!

"...sex-toy ban is unconstitutional. The law impermissibly curtails an individual's "right under the Fourteenth Amendment to engage in private..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two

The debate over the smoking ban is about rights, and saying it isn't is just silly

"...1) This is about rights, and saying it isn't is just silly. The rights..."

April 22, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The Supremes Take a Hit

The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?

"...distribution of the drug, regardless of the permissiveness of individual state laws. In short, the feds argue, their regulatory..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Unforeseen

Executive-produced by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick, Dunn's award-winning documentary looks at the history of Barton Springs, Gary Bradley's role in development issues, and the relationship of Austin's environmental activism to the world at large.

"...define the American social identity: private property vs. community rights, individual liberties vs. corporate responsibility, growth vs. nature. The..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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Our readers talk back.

"...his sacred honor to fight for all of our individual rights and liberties...."

June 25, 2004 Column

Death Watch: Texecutioners vs. the World

Capital case raises questions of international consular rights

"...A 1963 Vienna Convention provision ensures individuals have access to home-country consular officials when detained or..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"...• Most perniciously, that the filibuster protects the rights of minorities. In the U.S. Senate, the filibuster has..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Rebel With Many Causes

A Philosophical Divide

"...a sour note, however. In 1990, the Texas Civil Rights Project was born of a tumultuous split between Harrington..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Page Two: We Are the Eggmen

In the abstract, people are usually good about defending free speech. They fall apart in the specifics.

"...and especially the first 10 amendments, the Bill of Rights – it really did seem relatively simple and almost..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Column by Louis Black

My Beliefs Are Objective; Yours Are the Road to Hell

"...guarantees "that all citizens are equal" only apply to individual rights of liberty. They do not extend to individual..."

Aug. 1, 2010 Postmarks

Page Two

Our 'rights' can be lost in many ways, one of which is to chip away at them because of health, community, decency, moral, and/or ethical standards

"...Above I mentioned neither smokers' nor nonsmokers' rights. In general, bringing "rights" into this discussion has been..."

May 6, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Fighting a Rising Tide

The 78th Lege chipped away at abortion rights

"...Earlier this year, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League gave Texas a grade of "C-" on..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Lawsuit Filed Against HB 2

Reproductive rights groups take state abortion restrictions to court

"...against the state of Texas this morning by reproductive rights advocates on behalf of abortion providers across the state..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

"...been as “liberal” minded on the subject of expanding individual rights as courts past, they would have instructed in..."

June 30, 2008 Postmarks

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