Rights

Policy: Constitutional and Civil Rights

Policy: Constitutional Rights – U.S. Constitutional law addresses the scheme of government that the Constitution establishes, the powers that it confers, and the rights that it protects.

Policy: Civil Rights considers the law pertaining to discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or religion

U.S. Department of State

Rubio Statement on 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Miami, FL – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the following statement after the U.S. State Department published its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices:  “The U.S....

Terry Meza’s HB 196 Bill

HB 196 removes “robbery, or aggravated robbery” from the list of attacks one is allowed to use deadly force against in Sections 9.32(a)(3)(B). But the...

Proclamation on 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

Proclamation on 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment to our Constitution was ratified, securing...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Promote Religious Freedom Around the World

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 2 to prioritize religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy and assistance programs. “Religious freedom for all people worldwide is a...
Religious freedom in school

Jim Daly: Trump upholds religious freedom with new executive order, benefiting all Americans

Trump promoting religious freedom Trump 2020 senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis discusses the president's decision to unveil guidance and protections for public school prayer. Watch the...

Senator Ted Cruz at the Gun Control Hearings

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas testifies at the Gun Control Hearings on January 30, 2013.