The justices who rendered the civil rights cases held, and the court has reaffirmed, that because the 14th Amendment forbids states rather than private individuals from violating rights, Congress's power under Section 5 of the amendment extends only to remedy state rather than private action.
Elentec is already a cartridge manufacturing partner of DMFCC, and the amendment extends the agreement to 2011.
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.
* Budget amendment extends reach of tax in 2012.
In Tuesday's opinion, Breyer said the 1st Amendment extends more broadly and forbids the government from acting "upon a constitutionally harmful policy" of punishing political views, whether real or perceived.
In 1982, the Court explained in Plyler v. Doe that the 14th Amendment extends to anyone "who is subject to the laws of a state," including the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens.
Just last week, the Supreme Court declined to review yet another Second Amendment challenge to strict gun control measures enacted in the wake of the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut -- more evidence that it may not be the right time to determine how far the Second Amendment extends.
First to the basics: Under the Israeli Law of Return, Jews from anywhere in the world are entitled to Israeli citizenship, and a 1970 amendment extended this right to non-Jewish spouses, children, and grandchildren.
The first amendment extended this range up to an upper bound of 2.5, and the second amendment to an upper bound of 3.0.
This nonpartisan radio ad appeared just a few months after the 26th Amendment extended voting rights to 18 year olds in 1971 and is an extremely direct appeal to teenagers to register to vote.
