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Bill of Rights in the News

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Read breaking news related to the Bill of Rights - gathered daily from major news sources across the country and chosen for ease of use in the classroom. From unlawful search and seizure to infringements on free speech, The Bill of Rights in the News offers you a quick and easy way to keep your students up to date with issues related to the Bill of Rights.

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The Founders 
"Constitution is this year’s big best-seller"
Source:The Hill.com   5/24/2010
  
Criminal Procedure 
"http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_supreme_court_miranda_rights"
Source:Yahoo News  6/1/2010
  
Criminal Procedure 
"Legal Groups Line Up Against Proposal to Investigate Gitmo Lawyers"
Source:Law.com   5/28/2010
  
Criminal Procedure 
"Mass. Senate passes crackdown on illegal immigrants"
Source:Boston.com   5/28/2010
  
Criminal Procedure 
"White House Keeps Pushing to Move Guantánamo Inmates to Illinois"
Source:Newsweek   5/28/2010
  
Religion 
"Teen sues to stop prayer at graduation"
Source:Kansas City Star  5/28/2010
  
Religion 
"Amendment would let military chaplains pray as they wish"
Source:Washington Post  5/28/2010
  
Citizen Juries 
"Lawyers seek venue shift"
Source:Times-Union   5/28/2010
  
Citizen Juries 
"Kankakee: Byrd alleges jurors were prejudiced"
Source:Daily-Journal   5/28/2010
  
Expression 
"FCC Set to Advance Plan Regulating Internet Providers "
Source:Business Week   5/28/2010
  
Expression 
"48 States Support Case Against The Westboro Baptist Church"
Source:KSNT.com  5/28/2010
  
Personal Liberty 
"Vote could come next week on state's abortion bill"
Source:Greenville Online  5/28/2010
  
Personal Liberty 
"Senate panel, House approve 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise plan"
Source:CNN   5/28/2010
  
Guns 
"Ohio Senate OKs concealed guns in bars"
Source:Chronicle.com  5/28/2010
  
Guns 
"Senate overrides Bredesen on ‘guns in bars’ bill"
Source:Times Free Press  5/28/2010
  
Federalism 
"Obama heading to Louisiana for oil spill update"
Source:Google News  5/28/2010
  
Federalism 
"Obama Defends Response to Gulf Oil Spill, Pledges to 'Shut This Down'"
Source:FOX News  5/28/2010
  
Property 
"FCC takes aim at the wireless industry"
Source:CNET.com   5/28/2010
  
Property 
"FCC Set to Advance Plan Regulating Internet Providers "
Source:Business Week   5/28/2010
  
Property 
"Parkinson signs 1-cent state sales tax increase into law"
Source:Kansas City.com   5/28/2010
  
Property 
"N.Y. Assembly Looks at Millionaire's Tax"
Source:My Fox NY   5/28/2010
  
Property 
"Talking Heads singer sues Charlie Crist for $1 million"
Source:Jacksonville.com  5/27/2010
  
Property 
"Private pay shrinks to historic lows"
Source:USA Today   5/26/2010
  
Supreme Court 
"Souter Presents Judicial Philosophy in Commencement Speech"
Source:Harvard Crimson   5/28/2010
  
Supreme Court 
"Senator: No Kagan hearings without Clinton files "
Source:Yahoo News  5/26/2010