Today is a monumental day. On this date in 1866, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Peaches
- Congrats to Georgia’s newest Constitutional Officer!
- Georgia Code Copyright Case Gets US High Court Cert Review.
- Georgia’s Fort Benning Will Not Be Used To House Migrant Children.
- In One Georgia County, the Indifference to Foster Parents Stings.
- Duggan: Infrastructure boost could mean good jobs for the formerly incarcerated
- Will Georgia land electric projects?
- Delta won’t get involved in ‘uncomfortable’ abortion debate in Georgia.
- Why Do Some Georgia Women Live So Long?
- 14-year-old Augusta girl set to graduate from high school.
- A coastal county set to regulate short-term rentals.
- Here’s the $1 million plan for tackling blight in Columbus.
Jimmy Carter
- Data shows a free press and a free economy go hand in hand.
- ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Consider Holding Off On Census Citizenship Question.
- Pot is legal in prison in California, court says.
- Who is trying to hack ICE?
- Trump: If Offered Dirt By Foreign Government On 2020 Rival, ‘I Think I’d Take It.’
- Better Schools Won’t Fix America.
- America is 128th in the world for peace.
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