Many of the rights in the Bill of Rights apply to those ... to testify and have lawyers represent him. Finally, the Eighth Amendment addresses the terms of an individual's imprisonment and ...

A coalition of voting and civil rights organizations can now move forward with its effort to enshrine new voting rights in ...

...nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. There is little in the historical record to suggest that the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause was the subject of much discussion during the ...

Yost in January refused to advance the amendment to the Ballot Board, saying the title “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights” was misleading. The Ohio Supreme Court on Oct. 30 unanimously ruled that the ...

The Eighth Amendment which effectively banned abortion in the Republic of Ireland has been formally repealed. Irish President Michael D Higgins signed the abortion referendum bill into law on Tuesday.

These key freedoms are contained in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments ... with recordkeeping and transmission ...