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The acronym was coined in the 1980s by University of Denver professors Penelope Canan and George W. Pring. [13] The term was originally defined as "a lawsuit involving communications made to influence a governmental action or outcome, which resulted in a civil complaint or counterclaim filed against nongovernment individuals or organizations on a substantive issue of some public interest or ...
Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court interpreting the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [1] The Court held that the government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless that speech is "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action".
The word "race", interpreted to mean an identifiable group of people who share a common descent, was introduced into English in the 16th century from the Old French rasse (1512), from Italian razza: the Oxford English Dictionary cites the earliest example around the mid-16th century and defines its early meaning as a "group of people belonging to the same family and descended from a common ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohioans voting in this November’s general election will be deciding whether to pass Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to change how the state’s political ...
A "slap in the face" is a common idiom, dating back to the late 1800s, that means to rebuke, rebuff or insult. [12] In his 2004 text The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body, anthropologist Desmond Morris defines what he calls the "cheek slap," which he describes as "the classic action of a lady responding to the unwelcome attentions of a ...
Some Ohio universities are reevaluating merit scholarships that include race-based language following new guidance from Attorney General Dave Yost, who says the language is now unconstitutional.
Charles W. Chesnutt, who was of mixed race and grew up in the North, wrote stories and novels about the issues of mixed-race people in southern society in the aftermath of the Civil War. The one-drop rule and its consequences have been the subject of numerous works of popular culture.
The Republican primary in Ohio's 9th Congressional District has been rocked by a controversial candidate and questions of loyalty to Donald Trump. Why one Ohio congressional race is getting ...