It failed on the issue of the controversial Sixth Amendment to the constitution, which barred any Sri Lankan supporting a separatist cause from holding public offices or contesting elections.

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Don't ask what's the tallest mountain in the United States and leave out the Fourth, Fifth or Sixth Amendment, or the process to register to vote, for that matter.

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In a landmark case in December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the government violated the Fourth Amendment when it obtained 27, 000 emails without a search warrant.

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Since Savio is dead and Stacy Peterson is missing, the defense has argued that using their alleged statements to family and friends violates Peterson's Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last May handed the federal government a major victory when it largely rejected First Amendment challenges to the new federal law that strictly regulates the labeling of tobacco products.

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The amendment, tabled by Labour peer Baroness Lister with cross-party support, was debated during the sixth and final day of report stage of the bill, on 25 January 2012.

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