That could conceivably spell the end of anti-gay-marriage state-constitutional amendments across the country.
Tuesday's ballot was long, with five constitutional amendments across the state and additional measures in select locations.
To maintain the traditional balance of Fourth Amendment protection across new technologies, it makes sense for the Fourth Amendment to protect the contents of calls but not the phone company records about where and when the call occurred.
"The Fourth Amendment applies across the board, whether we're in wartime or peacetime," Mr. Mukasey told the Senate Appropriations Committee when asked about the October 2001 memorandum, which is still classified.
While the right to carry a gun is fiercely protected by Second Amendment advocates across the country, administrators at universities in Texas, both public and private, have expressed reservations about the so-called campus-carry law.
Support for a constitutional amendment extends across a wide swath of the public and includes a majority of people traditionally viewed as supportive of gay rights, including Democrats, women and people who live on the East Coast.
The appeal in Timbs vs. Indiana has united groups across the ideological spectrum from the American Civil Liberties Union to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, all of them urging the court to clearly rule that all parts of the 8th Amendment apply across the country.
From op-eds, to books, to protests, to teach-ins, to occupations, to ballot initiatives, to movies, to a movement for a constitutional amendment, Americans across the political spectrum are demanding reform of our campaign finance system.
Moreover, while the trigger would be activated in January if the joint committee's recommendations are not adopted and Congress does not pass a balanced budget amendment, the automatic across-the-board spending cuts would not go into effect for a year.
Support for the amendment is consistent across the three surveys, which differ in methodology, at 47%-48 47%-48
