In Washington, D.C.’s Post Square, organizers of a celebration displayed an over-sized copy of the Bill of Rights next to the four phrases: “Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of ...
On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia ... basic rights of U.S. citizens and guaranteed freedom of speech, press, and assembly, the right to bear arms, and the ...
When considering the Bill of Rights, Congress approved the right to petition with little controversy and differentiated it in the text of the Amendment from the freedom of speech and press.
This December 15 marks Human Rights Day, a date to remember the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948 This day aims to establish ...