Houston Matters
How The Constitution Gets Tested In Times Of Crisis, Like A Pandemic
Posted on · Law professor Charles "Rocky" Rhodes explains how a crisis like the coronavirus outbreak affects our Constitutional rights.
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Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Show: Outbreaks At Nursing Homes, Constitutional Rights Amid A Crisis, And Nora Dunn (April 8, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Dealing with coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes, how we balance Constitutional rights with the special circumstances of a global pandemic, our weekly political roundup, and SNL alum Nora Dunn.
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What’s The Legacy Of The 15th Amendment?
Posted on · It’s been 150 years since Congress ratified the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. How has the discussion around voting rights evolved since?
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Expert Foresees Legal Battle If Trump Voids Birthright Citizenship Law
Posted on · UH professor Jerónimo Cortina thinks the case could end up going to the Supreme Court
News
WATCH: What Does It Take To Have A Constitutional Crisis?
Posted on · Like many an owners' manual, the Constitution doesn't always cover all the bases. A constitutional crisis arises at a moment when the Constitution is not enough to resolve a question or a conflict.
News
Repeal The Second Amendment? That’s Not So Simple. Here’s What It Would Take
Posted on · The Founding Fathers were willing to be edited, it seems, but they did not want it to be easy. So they made the amending process a steep uphill climb, requiring a clear national consensus to succeed
Vote 2017
What Constitutional Amendments Are On The Ballot?
Posted on · Here's a look at the seven constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot for the November 7 election.
News
ACLU Says Authorities Didn’t Follow Due Process With Rosa María Hernández’s Detention
Posted on · The organization also contends the 10 year-old undocumented immigrant should not have been sent to a shelter managed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement
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ACLU Says Authorities Didn’t Follow Due Process With Rosa María Hernández’s Detention
Posted on · The organization also contends the 10 year-old undocumented immigrant should not have been sent to a shelter managed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement
News
MALDEF Argues SB 4 Is ‘Improper Entry’ By Texas In Immigration Enforcement
Posted on · That is one of the legal arguments the organization will present a at an upcoming hearing on a judicial decision that has blocked key parts of the law
Vote 2017
What Constitutional Amendments Will Be On The November Ballot?
Posted on · Here's a look at the seven constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot for the November 7 election.
News
Analysis: Venezuela’s Getting A New Constitution Whether The People Want It Or Not
Posted on · Despite widespread objections, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, is moving ahead with a plan to rewrite the country’s constitution. A vote is scheduled for July 30 to elect a National Constituent Assembly that will write it.
Politics
Why Aren’t State Legislators Paid A Living Wage?
Posted on · Some states have a full time legislature, while others pay their lawmakers almost nothing. In Texas, we’re somewhere in between.
Houston Matters
How a Supreme Court Ruling Against North Carolina Might Affect How Political Districts in Texas Are Drawn
Posted on · Gerrymandering is the process by which congressional districts are drawn in a way that heavily favors one party over the other. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina had violated the Constitution by doing this very thing — drawing district lines according to race. After similar rulings in Alabama and Virginia, could Texas […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Houston Area Survey, and Rewriting the Constitution: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on […]