Civil Rights Law

Eliminating workplace discrimination brings us closer to the values of our nation – Washington Post

This is why ENDA includes a robust protection for religious liberty. Section 6 of the legislation provides any group exempted from the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – including religious groups – will be exempted from ENDA as well. Some … Continue reading

Civil rights groups state officials don’t follow racial profiling state law – Farmington Daily Times

ALBUQUERQUE — Most of New Mexico’s 97 police and sheriff’s departments do not comply with a state law that prohibits racial profiling, state civil rights groups said Thursday. Their conclusion was based on a new report called “Biased …

ACLU: Emails show racial bias in immigration law – USA Today

… are cited in a new legal effort by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to block police from enforcing the Arizona law’s so-called “show me your papers” provision recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. … Continue reading

ACLU: Emails Show Racial Bias in Immigration Law – ABC News

… are cited in a new legal effort by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to block police from enforcing the Arizona law’s so-called “show me your papers” provision recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. … Continue reading

ACLU: Emails from Arizona lawmaker support claims immigration law was racially motivated – Washington Post

… are cited in a new legal effort by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to block police from enforcing the Arizona law’s so-called “show me your papers” provision recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Civil Liberties Groups Praise Revised Cybersecurity Bill – PC World

The revised Cybersecurity Act was introduced late … The new bill addresses “key civil liberties concerns that have dogged the cybersecurity debate,” Harris said in a statement. Free Press, another digital rights group, also praised the changes.

Civil rights group says most NM police departments violate laws against racial profiling – Las Cruces Sun-News

ALBUQUERQUE – Most of New Mexico’s 97 police and sheriff’s departments do not comply with a state law that prohibits racial profiling, state civil rights groups said Thursday. Their conclusion was based on a new report called “Biased-based …

Shelby County files Voting Rights Act appeal with U.S. Supreme Court – Everything Alabama Blog

Shelby County is appealing two lower court decisions that upheld the constitutionality of the landmark civil rights-era law. If the Supreme Court justices agree to accept the case, they’ll schedule it for oral arguments sometime after they …

Lessons from a Happy Warrior for Social Justice – Huffington Post

to break a filibuster and secure passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he demonstrated both his understanding of politics as the art of the possible and his steadfast commitment to keeping faith with disenfranchised and disadvantaged populations.

Voter ID Law Support Linked To Attitudes About African Americans, Study Finds – Huffington Post

Texas’ voter ID law is the focus of a federal lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and civil rights groups that contends the policy disenfranchises voters. Lawyers on both sides made their closing arguments last Friday. Last month …