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  2. Right to petition in the United States - Wikipedia

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    "It was not by accident or coincidence that the rights to freedom in speech and press were coupled in a single guaranty with the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for redress of grievances." Thomas, 323 U. S., at 530. Both speech and petition are integral to the democratic process, although not necessarily in the same way.

  3. Right to petition - Wikipedia

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    The right to petition government for redress of grievances is the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one's government, without fear of punishment or reprisals. The right can be traced back to the Bill of Rights 1689 , the Petition of Right (1628) , and Magna Carta (1215) .

  4. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The right to petition for redress of grievances was a principle included in the 1215 Magna Carta, as well as the 1689 English Bill of Rights. In 1776, the second year of the American Revolutionary War , the Virginia colonial legislature passed a Declaration of Rights that included the sentence "The freedom of the press is one of the greatest ...

  5. List of U.S. state constitutional provisions allowing self ...

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    ARKANSAS CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT Canon III a 7 "A judge shall accord to every person who has a legal interest in a proceeding, or that person's lawyer, the right to be heard according to law" [4] California: Constitution Art 1 § 3 "The people have the right to...petition government for redress of grievances" [1] California

  6. Freedom of speech in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The First Amendment of the United States Constitution declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. [37 ...

  7. Grievances of the United States Declaration of Independence

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    The 27 grievances is a section from the United States Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress's Committee of Five drafted the document listing their grievances with the actions and decisions of King George III with regard to the colonies in North America. The Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to adopt and issue ...

  8. Petition to the King - Wikipedia

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    List of Grievances. Lists the grievances that the Colonies wish for King George III to redress. A Standing Army has been kept in these Colonies ever since the conclusion of the late war, without the consent of our Assemblies; and this Army, with a considerable Naval armament, has been employed to enforce the collection of Taxes.

  9. Edwards v. South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Edwards vs. South Carolina monument, Columbia, SC. Edwards v. South Carolina, 372 U.S. 229 (1963), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court ruling that the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution forbade state government officials to force a crowd to disperse when they are otherwise legally marching in front of a state house.