The Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA91) was enacted after a rancorous debate about whether it was a "quota" hiring bill or a necessary means of opening ldoi:10.2139/SSRN.265509Paul OyerScott SchaeferSocial Science Electronic Publishing
When was the Government of India Act passed? When was the Bill of Rights ratified? When was the Espionage Act passed? When were the Intolerable Acts repealed? When was the Accessible Canada Act passed? When was the Homestead Act enacted? When was the Sugar Act passed? When was the Tea ...
Interstate Recognition of Same-Sex Parents in the Wake of Gay Marriage, Civil Unions, and Domestic Partnerships Relying on statutory and common law precedents, this Article argues that even in those jurisdictions that have enacted a mini-Defense of Marriage Act, ... DL Forman - 《Sexuality & ...
First, all laws enacted serve primarily to maintain the power structures for the rich and to further enrich the ruling elite of this country and the around the world, while hiding behind the facades of “corporations” and “government”. Second, all laws either diminish the “illusory freedoms...
In Canada, during the Stephen Harper years from 2006-2015 every decision made would be viewed through a lens of malevolent intent and right-wing hatred. Yet, it was not Harper, but Justin Trudeau who, in 2022, enacted the Emergencies Act and limited the expression rights of all Canadi...
Since 2011, Lebanon hosts more than a million displaced Syrians fleeing from a devastating civil war. This humanitarian crisis directly questions the polit
In 1970, Aldave was hired as Oregon Law’s first woman faculty member. She was only the third woman to teach corporate law at an accredited U.S. law school, and she was the one of the first to teach securities regulation. Aldave educated current and future lawyers and leaders, supported...
Abolition of slavery by Congressional action during the Civil War (1862): DC: abolition of slavery in District of Columbia, 16 April 1862 abolition of slavery in the territories, 19 June 1862 (also Arizona Organic Act, 1863) Utah Territory: slavery was abolished by the constitution of Mexico,...
When did the women's health movement begin? When did the Chinese Communist Revolution liberate women? When did the first wave of feminism begin? When did the Edwardian Era end? When did the Civil Disobedience Movement end? When was the Temperance Movement? When did the Civil Rights Act of ...
In the 1950s and ‘60s, securing voting rights for African Americans in the South became a central focus of the civil rights movement. While the sweeping Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally banned segregation in schools and other public places, it did little to remedy the problem of discriminatio...