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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. Petition - Wikipedia

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   The largest was the Great/People's Charter, or petition of the Chartists. The Petition Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The right to petition has been held to include the right to file lawsuits against the government.

5. Petitions in cities and countries around the world call to ...

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6. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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   The Petition Clause first came to prominence in the 1830s, when Congress established the gag rule barring anti-slavery petitions from being heard; the rule was overturned by Congress several years later. Petitions against the Espionage Act of 1917 resulted in imprisonments. The Supreme Court did not rule on either issue. [354]

7. Online petition - Wikipedia

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   Visitors to the online petition sign the petition by adding their details such as name and email address. Typically, after there are enough signatories, the resulting letter may be delivered to the subject of the petition, usually via e-mail. The online petition may also deliver an email to the target of the petition each time the petition is ...

8. French petitions against age of consent laws - Wikipedia

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   [3] [8] The petition argued that the girls were "happy" with the situation. [3] The letter was later reproduced in the paper L'Express, in the issue of 7 March 2001. [11] This petition was signed by 63 people including Simone Iff, Jean-Louis Bory, Daniel Guérin, Christiane Rochefort, Guy Hocquenghem, Georges Moustaki, Catherine Millet and ...

9. Criminal justice advocates push Gov. Cooper for major ... - AOL

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   In an October letter, researchers from the Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation urged Cooper to “review as many clemency petitions” as possible, with a particular focus on ...