Here is a look at the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Considered the nation’s most important civil rights legislation since Reconstruction (1865-1877), it prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ...

It became law less than a year after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. More Republicans voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act than Democrats. June 11, 1963 – US President John F.

Kennedy’s proposed civil rights legislation was strengthened in response to the summer’s violence and reported out of committee two days before his assassination in November. It became the Civ ...

Reproductive-rights advocates are pushing back against ... senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Reproductive Freedom Project. Medication abortions typically involve ...

The tribe's high court heard arguments in an appeal in a civil suit against the Muscogee Nation’s Citizenship Board in a five ...

Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, says this law would impact more than just the clergy. It’s why the ... The timeline for the investigation ...

But since returning to office this year, Trump has engaged in what activists say is an unprecedented assault on the LGBTQ+ ...

Nearly 100 House Democrats are calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore tens of millions of dollars in federal family planning grants to more than a ...

The Social Security Administration is about to get a new commissioner, but that's only the latest of a series of changes at the agency since the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin ...

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complex neurological and developmental condition that affects how individuals ...

The school district was accused of violating students’ civil rights when it persisted in showcasing the mascot, and the U.S. Education Department ... President John F. Kennedy envisioned the ...