Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
By Madonna T. Lechner
Law Related Education for the Public,
March 2024
On May 27, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the CROWN Act, which prohibits discrimination against students on the basis of hair texture or hairstyle historically associated with race.
The Pledge of Allegiance and the battle between civil rights & civics education
By Lauren Evans DeJong
Law Related Education for the Public,
July 2017
The history of the Pledge of Allegiance and the legal challenges to its recitation provide not only an interesting exploration of the tensions between the important role of schools and other units of government in promoting civic values and education while also maintaining the rights of Americans to exercise their religious freedoms and civil rights.
The Civil Rights Game
By Peter LaSorsa
Human and Civil Rights,
October 2013
The Civil Rights Game is an annual Major League Baseball game that honors the history of civil rights in the United States.
Despite it all, U.S. civil liberties strong
By Harry Kalven, Jr.
Human and Civil Rights,
December 2007
On August 5, President George W. Bush signed into law legislation that amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA).
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