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To avoid activist conflict and keep consumers unaware, the ALEC is working to pass laws that make reporting factory farm abuse and act of terrorism. ...This law has actually passed in some states and I am amazed.

Here is a list of ten states that protect and restrict personal freedom. The article gives a description of the different regulations that the states either protect or restrict.

This article is really interesting, it talks about should we allow laws to be passed for our own safety but also restricts our personal freedoms.

This legal document clearly states the laws of youth employment. It is important to know and follow these laws as a business owner or a parent. This will help those of you wanting to research this topic because it is the facts needed to start your arguement. It outlines the legal age, schedule restrictions in and out of school, exemptions, violations and penalties.

This article states what complications Hispanic people face right now here in Arizona with police. The law states that a cop is allowed to arrest someone, granted they follow certain steps, if they have reasonable suspicion. Many people find that it borders racism and aren't comfortable with the new law.

This article goes over the California laws on smoking in public. States have been banning smoking in public due to health problems of second-hand-smokers. California has already set up a law stating that a child has the right to breathe in only clean air. So, the law is that no one is allowed to smoke in an area where there is a minor under 18.

In 1993 Hawaii amended their state constitution to view same sex marriage as other states were amending theirs to prohibit same sex marriage.

it list important dates of when same sex marriage was legalized . Also it list what countries was first ,and the acts of law and so forth...

New York became the first state to pass a gun control law the toughest in the nation -- since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre last month.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.

In a few states, gay marriage laws have been passed. Several states are now trying to ban gay marriage. Protests are being held to give equal marriage rights to all.

People that share the same sex should have the same rights to marriage as any other person in the United States. All the signatures that are being gathered by all the supports is a huge effort towards what is a personal freedom. Any one that desires to be married should have the right to do so no matter if they share same sex and law officials should pass the law.

Reviews medical uses of marijuana. Provides a state vs. federal perspective on rights involving marijuana for personal use.

This map shows the states that have a high ranking of of gun control laws to the states with the lowest gun control laws

Gun laws across the United States are not as pronounced as many people would like them to be, especially federally. Communites are looking for a federal standard.

Federal court struck down the Texas voter ID law requiring photos for voters at the polla. Their reasoning is that it is racially discriminatory. The Obama Administration originally challenged it.

These voting laws that some states are trying to pass are pretty scary. This is definitely a good topic to explore.

Gay rights supporters scored another major victory in court Tuesday, when a state judge in Miami tossed out a statute that had for more than 30 years barred gay people in Florida from adopting children.

The article highlights the debate over Florida's law that restricts any unmarried couple that lives together from adopting children. This law indirectly bans gay married couples from adopting. 

A proposed new law in Arizona would give employers the power to request that women being prescribed birth control pills provide proof that they're using it for non-sexual reasons. And because Arizona's an at-will employment state, that means that bosses critical of their female employees' sex lives could fire them as a result. I like that this article gets down to the nit and grit of what an outlandish claim everyone is making against birth control. This article is explaining how invasive this policy is to allow employers to decide on whether to provide insurance for birth control.

This proposed bill actually says that an employer can ask to see a doctors note saying that the woman is perscribed birth control, but has to be for other reasons than not wanting to get pregnant.

Some freedoms may come at the expense of others. It is being said now, by ATF and federal law, that anyone who is known to be using or addicted to any drug that is illegal under federal, not state law, cannot purchase a weapon. This includes individuals who are medicinally using marijuana. Laws are still unclear as to what the consequences are for not admitting to using the drug when purchasing a weapon.

In this article, a man named Mark Aguilera is expressing his views on the law that was passed here in Arizona about making immigrant carry identification to show that they are legal to be in America. He makes a good point in comparing it to when Jewish people had to wear a yellow star of David so that they could be identified as Jews. he also states that if this continues the it will soon be out of control and made into a America law.

In this brief article, a woman was reprimanded by her employer for breast-feeding her 3-month-old son in a Fort Brag mini-mall. Someone who was offended by the woman breast-feeding filed an anonymous complaint and a few days later the woman was told by her manager that the Army and Air Force Exchange Services, which manages military malls, has banned breast feeding. Although the employee did not want to make anyone uncomfortable or cause any further issue after her reprimand both North Carolina and federal law, allow women to breast-feed in public, even if their breast is exposed.

This was an issue 11 years ago when I was a breastfeeding mom. I had no choice but to take my 8 week old baby with me to a mandatory work meeting. I had a "cover" that is made to drape over me like a pancho. You could see nothing. Not even the baby's feet! I was asked to leave the meeting. That also came with repercussions, obviously out of my control. The mind blowing part of this entire story is my boss was a mother that had nursed her baby when he was little. Wouldn't you think she would understand more than anyone? This article is interesting to me due to the fact that there are laws in place to keep mothers from breastfeeding their children. That is outrageous! You should not feel pressured to bottle feed your child. It is a personal choice. I as a parent, had weighed out the pros and cons of both. And I made the decision to give my daughter a healthy head start. Why should we as human beings, be punished for taking proper care of our children. In my opinion, people need to find something else to complain about. And they will!

Arizona solidified its reputation last year as one of the most liberal gun states in the nation after the Legislature passed a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a permit. Amongst that, requiring to be 21 to purchase a handgun, but only 18 to purchase a rifle.