Thursday, May 23, 2002

Supreme Court Review of Sex Offender Laws The Supreme Court has accepted a case from Connecticut addressing the due process questions in widely publishing the name and picture of every resident convicted of any sex crime. The court may address whether convicted offenders are entitled to an individual review of their possible future threat before being published in an undifferentiated directory. 8:09:32 PM

Activist for equal protection in Maine dies in accident This article describes many of the racial inequalities Alba Okot, a Sudanese immigrant in Portland, was unafraid to fight against. 7:57:47 PM

Democrat candidates' civil rights differences This article touches on some of the Democrat senatorial candidates' platform differences, including reproductive freedom rights. 7:50:26 PM

Graduation prayer suit in Denver, CO Challenges to freedom of religion continue to perpetually develop throughout the United States, including in Maine. Although the family in question in this case are atheists, it is important to remember that Freedom of Religion affords equal protection to both "freedom 'from' religion" and "freedom of religion": vigorously upholding the standard of religious freedom in the United States is the best environment for rich religious diversity. 7:42:25 PM

Bush administration prepares voting irregularities suits Note the question of "the details" including who will be named as defendants. 7:37:36 PM

Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech ... Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of this liberty;...

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