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national political reporter. that is our show for tonight. time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. lawrence, im gobsmacked by some of these numbers. im just gonna leave it to you while i scratch my head. >> ali, you know that thing happens once in a while where one of our great guests really is getting warmed up right when we have to go to commercial break because thats life on commercial television? that happened last week with yale professor david blight, who is an expert on t...

lawrence, im gobsmacked by some of these numbers. im just gonna leave it to you while i scratch my head. aly you >>, know that thing happens once in awhile where one of our great guests guests really is getting warmed up right when we have to go to commercial break because thats life on commercial television. that happened last week with yale professor david blight, who is an expert on the 14th amendment. he knows everything about how it came to be, the congressional debate about it....

Sense, she is dead right on the text of the law. and another thing people should understand is that section three of the 14th, about anyone engaging an insurrection, is part of an omnibus bill. its a great omnibus bill that was debated for months in 1866 on the floor of congress. it was about birthright citizenship, equality before law, the right to vote, although that was couched in cutting a states representation if they denied the right to vote. then it was barring people from holding office ...

While dealing with an appeal impleading District Court Judges, the Delhi High Court recently observed that the appellant was not entitled to any special privileges based on his claim of being a...

In a democracy, the majority will have its way, but the minority must have its say, the CJI stated during the Justice KC Dhulia Memorial Lecture.

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The language, sentiment and history of criminalising humans ‘per law’ is rooted in the Foreigners Act that the British bestowed upon India in 1864.

In a letter to the attorney general, the Constitutional Conduct Group said it is deeply disturbing to see the "patently discriminatory treatment" meted out to Nupur Sharma and Mohammed Zubair.

The petition identifies specific constitutional provisions that the controversial Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act violates.

Watch | Hamara Samvidhan: On the States Power to Make Special Provisions for Women & Children In Episode 14, we learn of an exception to Article 15 (1). Women6 hours ago Article 15 (3) gives the authority to the state to make special laws for women and children. Keeping in view the social and economic backwardness of women in India, if governments enact any law that can uplift women, it would be considered constitutional according to Article 15 (3). It will also be considered as an exception to...