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This website explains the statics of sexual assault and violence against native American women on the reservations such as the Alaska reservations. It explains how the tribal laws and the state laws play into wither a person caught for this crime may or may not prosecuted under the law. This website explains how the tribal representatives and congress needs to work together make sure these crimes don't go unpunished even if the person committed the crime does not live on the reservation or married to a woman on the reservation.

A new Law in Arizona makes illegal to walk around without an ID to proove that the person is legal in the US. That new Law did start protestations.

This site is very informative. Articles talk about the need for stricter gun laws.

This site is very informative. Articles talk about the need for stricter gun laws.

Many states are pushing for a law against bullying. There are a few states like New Jersey where they've made bullying illegal. This website provides a better understanding of bullying and its consequences.

This website is informative on what bullying and a bullying law is, but I feel that it is almost a bit empty on other information as well. It doesn't say what types of bullying laws are in place, nor how strict they are in each state. It does, however, list resources at the bottom which may answer these questions.

In 2010, Arizona passed a law dictating that police are required to sell seized weapons to federally licensed dealers. This makes sense because now we can track if these guns are being sold.

Explains gun laws of each state and amendment rights. Includes news and issues of the topic.

This article was written shortly after the tragedy at Sandy Hook. It talks about the reason in the renewed interest in tightening the gun laws.

As much as our women's rights laws have changed in the past years,other countries have not come as far. Some countries,however,are moving small strides towards better days for women. Lebanon's parliament has repealed their "rape law" which allows rapists to escape imprisonment if they marry their victim. Passing the law is just the first step though,applying the law is going to take time and effort.

This article was quite informative and tragic to read, seeing as women are still being treated as less in other countries. While the United States harbors its own cases of gender inequality, women in other countries are faced with injustices they cannot fight on behalf of misogynistic views. While feminism has grown largely within the United States, it seems to lack intersectionalism, which excludes the rights of women in countries ran by a patriarch. I think that this article displays the wrong in the world that can be acknowledged by men women, feminists and non-feminists.

This website contains valuable information that can be used in a essay about racism, or any different laws of Arizona.

Gun violence had declined from 39% up to 69% since 1993. For those who would reform the nation's gun laws will make it more difficult to make those laws stricter.

This article is in response to recent proposals to focus on strengthening the current mental health laws instead of focusing on gun rights. This article argues against drastic changes to the current laws.

In the state of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Signs Arizona's Extreme New Abortion Law. The abortion pill. It's a nonsurgical procedures are usually performed within the first nine weeks of pregnancy. This pill is of the new era and the protocol is out dated.

A new ohio law bans the sale of exotic pets. Current owners must apply for permits and meet several requirements to keep their animals. Owners complained about expenses they would incur to become compliant with the new law

Article about Gay marriage and how it effects personal freedoms. Also about peoples feelings towards new laws.

The new California gay marriage law has taken effect, and thousands of couples are clamoring to exercise that right at secular offices and religious institutions throughout the state. These thoughts were inspired in part by an email, received Monday, with a link to the New York Times review of a new movie, Chris and Don: A Love Story, about the British-born writer Christopher Isherwood and his life-long companion, the artist Don Bachardy.

New laws were recently passed in an attempt to reduce highway fatalities caused by fatigued truck drivers. The biggest change is the addition of mandatory downtime of over a day to allow time for truckers to rest. This article details the new requirements, and includes responses from people in the trucking industry, both for and against the new legislature.

Discusses New York governor signing bills to initiate steps to giving women fair rights in the workplace. Some of the bills include laws put into place such as pay equality and sexual harassment in the workplace.

The Immigration law was placed to protect us which means they need to check immigration status. Understandably, we live where 30% of our population is Hispanic.

I feel like Arizona is always in the news for discrimitory laws so much that the president has to address them

An article describing the case of a Muslim family living in the UK and the influence Sharia law has in regards to family disputes

Connecticut and Maine passed laws requiring GMOs to be labeled. California also tried to pass such a law but was stopped in its tracks by :"The Big Six", the six companies in charge of the worlds seed, pesticide, and biotechnology industries. Japan, Europe, Australia, Russia, China, and Brazil have passed laws requiring GMO labeling and the United States still hs not despite the fact that a whopping 90% of Americans feel genetically modified foods should be labeled as such.