1969 Stonewall Riots and LGBTQ Civil Rights
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a talk titled, “Stonewall at 50: The Movement for LGBT Civil Rights” by historian and author David Carter. Stonewall was a six-day gay rights upris…
501 viewsThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a talk titled, “Stonewall at 50: The Movement for LGBT Civil Rights” by historian and author David Carter. Stonewall was a six-day gay rights upris…
501 viewsVoting rights experts, state officials, and civil rights attorneys testified before a House Administration subcommittee to examine voting access in America. Topics included state voting laws…
3,864 viewsThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a program titled, “Lessons of the Reconstruction Period for Today’s Civil Rights Debates.” Historians Eric Foner and Thavolia Glymph discussed the …
1,145 viewsThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a talk on early 20th century immigration policy and the Nazi-era refugee crisis of the 1930s and 1940s. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum historian Re…
684 viewsFormer officials from the Departments of Justice and Education took part in a forum on hate crimes. Also speaking was a former FBI special agent who talked about her experiences working in t…
362 viewsLegal and policy experts talked about the increase in hate crimes against transgenders, immigrants, and those of certain religious groups, and why many of these crimes go unreported. Speaker…
392 viewsLaw enforcement officials outlined best practices for investigating and responding to hate crimes. Panelists included officials from the Justice Department, the International Association of …
818 viewsThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights heard testimony from voting rights scholars on the history of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Professors Alexander Keyssar and Mary Ellen Curtin gave histo…
456 viewsThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights issued a statement condemning the previous-weekend violence motivated by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Conservative commission member G…
944 viewsThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a report on the ADA’s history and the work that remains.
565 viewsHistorians from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum talked about the journey of the St. Louis and the fate of its passengers. In 1939, some 900 Jewish refugees sailed from Hamburg, Germany, f…
1,254 viewsSenators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) were presented Constitutional Champion Awards by the Constitution Project during the group’s 2015 Constitutional Champions Gala in Washingt…
445 viewsThe U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, docket 12-96. The case concerns Congress' 2006 re-authorization of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-ex…
5,560 viewsPanelists talked about affirmative action, the future of college diversity, and policy implications. The panel focused primarily on using class instead of race to achieve diversity in higher…
680 viewsFollowing oral arguments in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder attorneys spoke to reporters outside the Supreme Court. The case focused on provisions of the 1965 …
241 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder, docket number 08-322. At issue were provisions of the 1965 federal Voting R…
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