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The New York Bill of Rights is a constitutional bill of rights first enacted in 1787 as a statute, and then as part of the state's constitution in 1881 in the U.S. state of New York. Today, the New York Bill of Rights can be found in Article I of the New York State Constitution and offers broader protections than the federal Bill of Rights. [1]
It includes several rights in the New York State Constitution's Equal Protection Clause, with its chief purpose to preserve the right to abortion. [3] It also adds a prohibition of discrimination on attributes such ethnicity, gender identity, disability, or reproductive autonomy.
New Yorkers voted on Tuesday to expand protections for pregnant people and safeguard abortion care from future attacks. Voters successfully passed Proposition 1, which changes the state’s Equal ...
The Constitution of the State of New York establishes the structure of the government of the State of New York, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New York. Like most state constitutions in the United States, New York's constitution's provisions tend to be more detailed and amended more often than its federal counterpart.
There are several ways to add an environmental rights amendment to a state constitutions in the United States. Although each state is slightly different, in general the state legislature has to pass legislation for the amendment, then it goes before the voters to decide if it will actually be added to the state constitution. [10]
New York's highest court upheld a state law on Tuesday that allows any voter to cast a ballot by mail, rejecting a Republican-led lawsuit challenging the statute. In a 6-1 decision, the state ...
New Mexico - No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor shall any person be denied equal protection of the laws. Equality of rights under law shall not be denied on account of the sex of any person. New Mexico Constitution, Article II, §18 (1973) New York - a.
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), abbreviated NYSRPA v. Bruen and also known as NYSRPA II or Bruen to distinguish it from the 2020 case, is a landmark decision [1] [2] [3] of the United States Supreme Court related to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.