Civil Rights

This section focuses on United States civil rights as protected by the U.S. Constitution, amendments, law and regulation of the Federal and State governments. For civil rights in other countries, please see Human Rights. For information on the operation of government, please see Constitutional Law.

UNITED STATES

     HG.org US Federal Government
     US Courts and Cases
     HG.org US State Law

DATABASE SEARCHES FOR GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

GOVERMENT PRINTING OFFICE

BY DATABASE OR ALL DATABASES CIVIL RIGHTS NEWS

• COMMENTARY

  • Cornell LII

    • Civil Rights
    • First Amendment (speech, press, assembly and religion)
      
      
      

  • Other

    • Americans with Disabilities Act, Understanding the
    • MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN'S ADDRESS National Bar Association 1996
    • THE PROLIFERATION OF HATE CRIMES: IS IT A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE NBA 1997
    • Religious Dissent & Political Opposition: Thoughts on Ancient & Modern Democracy (G. Maddox)

U.S. LAW, REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

• The United States Constitution
• Constitutional Amendment XIII
  
  

• LAW

  • Title 42 Chapter 21: Civil Rights
    42 U.S.C. - The Public Health and Welfare
    • § 1981
    • § 1983
    • § 1985
    • § 1994
    • § 2000a
  • Civil Rights Act of 1866
  • Constitutional Amendment XIV

• REGULATIONS

  • Code of Federal Regulations
    

U.S. CASES

• FEDERAL CITATIONS

  • Overview of U.S. Supreme Court decisions impacting religion
  • Recent Civil Rights Decisions
  • Recent Equal Protection Decisions

OTHER RESOURCES

• Californians Against Censorship
• Censorship at Carnegie Mellon University
• EFF Online Activism Organization
• EFFweb - The Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Electronic Frontiers New Hampshire
• Electronic Privacy Information Center
• EPIC Online Guide to Privacy Resources
• FAQ - Internet Parental
• Freedom Forum First Amendment Center
• Feminist Activist Resources on the Net
• Feminist Internet Gateway
• The Interfaith Alliance Home Page
• Job Accomodation Network
• LaborNet
• MIT Student Association for Freedom of Expression (SAFE)
• Queer Resources Directory
• Resources for Disabled Index
• See/Hear/ Speak No Evil
• Senate Debate
• Sexual Assault Information Page
• WithyLaw
• WomensNet

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PUBLICATIONS

• INTERNET

  • Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
  • Ba nned Books
  • Chronicle of Freedom of Expression in Canada
  • The Constitution in Cyberspace
  • First Amendment Alert!
  • First Amendment Cyber-Tribune
  • LawTalk
  • Legal Beat
  • National Journal of Sexual Orientation Law
    
    Women:
    • HG.org Guide to Women and the Law
      
      
      

• NON-INTERNET

  • Age Discrimination. Howard C. Eglit. Shepard's/McGraw-Hill. Colorado Springs, CO.
  • The Charter of Rights and the Legalization of Politics in Canada. Michael Mandel. Thompson Educational Publishing Co. Lewiston, NY.
  • Constitutional Law for a Changing America. Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walker. Congressional Quarterly Press. Washington, DC
  • Crusaders in the Courts. Jack Greenberg. Basic Books. New York, NY
  • The Establishement Clause: regligion and the First Amendment. Leonard W. Levy. University of North Carolina Press. Chapel Hill, NC
  • Federal Civil Rights Acts. Rodney A. Smolia. Clark Boardman Callaghan. Deerfield, IL.
  • Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States. Henry Abraham and Barbara A. Perry. Oxford University Press. Cary, NC
  • The Role of Government in Monitoring and Regulating Religion in Public Life. James E. Wood Jr., and Derek Davis. J.M. Dwason Institute of Church-State Studies. Baylor University. Waco, TX.
  • School Prayer: the Court, the Congress, and the First Amendment. Robert S. Alley. Prometheus Books. Amherst, NY
  • Scrambling for Protection: the new media and the First Amendment. Patrick Garry. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA
  • Speech and Respect. Richard Abel. Andover, Hampshire, Sweet & Maxwell Ltd.
    

ASSOCIATIONS INVOLVED WITH CIVIL RIGHTS

• ABA Individual Rights and Responsibilities,
• American Civil Liberties Union
• AFL-CIO Home Page
• American Bar Association
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Center for Democracy and Technology
• Disabled Businesspersons Association
• Institute for Law and Justice
• MIT Student Association for Freedom of Expression
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• National Child Rights Alliance
• National Bar Association
• National Urban League
• National Organization for Women
• National Urban League

OTHER HIEROS GAMOS RELATED INFORMATION

• HG.org Constitutional Law
• HG.org Human Rights
• HG.org Women and the Law