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California's Proposition 8 - commonly called the Victims' Bill of Rights - did it drop?
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Yes. On February 7, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th District ruled that California's Proposition 8 violated the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution by discriminating against a group of people, namely gay men and lesbians.
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What was the declaration of independence and what propositions did it make?
Proposition 1: All men are created equal. Proposition 2: They [all men, from proposition 1] are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. Proposition 3: Among these [man's unalienable rights, from proposition 2] are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Proposition 4: To secure these rights [man's unalienable rights, from propositions 2 and 3] governments are instituted among men. Proposition 5: Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [securing man's unalienable rights, from propositions 2-4], it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.
Who declared the victims rights clarifications act unconstitutional in the Oklahoma bombing case?
The Victims Rights Clarification Act
Is there a need for an amendment to the constitution protecting victims rights?
Should the Federal Constitution be amended to protect victims' rights
What is generally considered to be the best source of crime data from victims?
The FBI victims rights project...
What are murder victims rights?
The murder victim is dead, so he or she would no longer have any rights.
What was the purpose of California's Proposition 8?
Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition that became an amendment in November 2008. This proposition eliminates the rights for same sex marriage. In 2010, a federal judge declared it to be unconstitutional and had it removed.
The key value of the crime control model is what?
The rights of the victims
What has the author PAUL ROCK written?
PAUL ROCK has written: 'CONSTRUCTING VICTIMS' RIGHTS: THE HOME OFFICE, NEW LABOUR, AND VICTIMS'
How many states have passed a constitutional amendment for crime victims?
more than 30 states have past victims' rights amendments.
How do the national human rights commission protect human rights?
combating human trafficking and providing shelter of its victims.
Does the 9-11 incident have to do with human rights?
Yes. All the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks were innocent victims. Their human rights were violated in the worst way by the vicious and mindless slaughter of civilians by terrorists. Like all victims of terrorists, civilians have the right to be safe from acts of terrorism. However, as we know, terrorists do not acknowledge human rights and the world is rife with human rights violations.
Why do some gay people hate California's Proposition 8?
It took away their civil rights for reasons that were not clear.
