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, ...

The University of Louisville may once again find itself the target of a federal investigation for violating the civil rights ...

Johnson & Johnson denied wrongdoing after a conservative watchdog group accused the company of violating federal equal ...

The university says it's "deeply committed to combating antisemitism on our campus" and is working with the federal ...

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that protection from sex discrimination applies equally to majority groups as well as ...

Activists gathered at the Duval County federal courthouse Friday, continuing the fight to have all Confederate monuments in ...

and after the long civil rights struggle, the Senate passed the act 73-27 in July 1964. It became law less than a year after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. More Republicans voted in ...