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Racial Discrimination in the Sale and Rental of Property
Historically, African-Americans have been subjected to racial discrimination throughout society. One of the more problematic areas of racial discrimination involved the sale and rental of property. Historically, White Americans refused to either...
Read More ›The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an important piece of legislation that was enacted to outlaw discriminatory voting practices that some Southern states allowed after the end of the Reconstruction Era. These States wrote new legislation that were...
Read More ›Historical Attempt to Criminalize Interracial Marriages
The federal laws of United States of America do not prohibit interracial marriages. Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of life and property as well as equal protection of laws to the citizens....
Read More ›Right to Assistance of Legal Counsel
It is a constitutional right of every accused person to have a fair criminal trial of accusations filed against him. Many accused persons are convicted due to lack of a fair trial. An individual has a right to be represented by counsel of his or...
Read More ›Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment By Supervisor
An employer is liable for direct actions against employees. Many times courts have imposed vicarious liability on the employers for the actions of their agents. This means that if any employee is discriminated against or harassed by an agent of the...
Read More ›HIV Infection Is A Disability/Physical Impairment
Generally, society does not accept individuals who are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); also commonly referred as HIV positive. Generally, it is a commonly held belief throughout society that interacting with HIV positive...
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