The Heritage Foundation

Conservatives Right to Oppose Section 5 of Civil Rights Act

In a recent New York Times column, Ramesh Ponnuru criticized conservatives for "deep inconsistency" in their arguments on two race-related Supreme Court cases. Conservatives had urged the court to ...
Law

Citing Repeal of Civil Rights Law Section 50-a, Appeals Court Rules Police Officer Records Discoverable

The NYPD shuts down a street while a protest grows around Union Square on May 30, 2020. Photo: Ryland West/ALM In a decision demonstrating the major new opening for obtaining police officer records in ...
The News-Gazette

The Law Q&A | Section 1985 of the Civil Rights Act and the power it wields

Some weeks ago, U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson, represented by the NAACP, used the Civil Rights Act to sue Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and two right-wing militia groups for their conspiring to ...
The Heritage Foundation

Every Single One: The Politicized Hiring of Eric Holder’s Voting Section

Recently released documents — disclosed by the Obama Justice Department only after a court battle — reveal that the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice is engaging in politicized ...
Los Angeles Times

For first time, California civil rights officials file lawsuit alleging Section 8 discrimination

California civil rights officials have sued two Sacramento landlords, alleging they illegally harassed and evicted a tenant because she paid through a Section 8 voucher. The lawsuit, announced ...