In England, Catholic rulers prohibited their Protestant subjects from owning firearms, and the English Bill of Rights corrected that injustice in 1689. Similarly, the U.S. Bill of Rights included ...

The declaration in the English Bill of Rights that “cruel and unusual punishments [ought not to be] inflicted” was commonly understood to apply only to those punishments not authorized by ...

The brief introductory summary of House Bill 1296 describes it as “Promoting a safe and supportive public education system.” Critics of the legislation contend it’s designed to undermine Initiative ...

A prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment" first appeared in the English Bill of Rights, in 1689. The ban was adopted by American colonists in some colonial legislation, and was also included in ...

The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution includes the first ten amendments, which set aside a list of rights which the federal government cannot infringe upon. It consists of a preamble ...