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The Civil Rights Act of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act [a] or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction era in response to civil rights violations against African Americans.
The 1875 Act was the culmination of a series of acts that expanded the authority of the federal judiciary after the American Civil War.Headed "An Act to determine the jurisdiction of circuit courts of the United States, and to regulate the removal of causes from State courts, and for other purposes", [1] it granted the U.S. circuit courts the jurisdiction to hear all cases arising under the ...
The Enforcement Act of 1871 (second act) and the Civil Rights Act of 1875 are very similar to the original act as they all have the same goal, but revised the first act with the intention of being more effective. The Act of 1871 has more severe punishments with larger fines for disregarding the regulations, and the prison sentences vary in length.
A state law that excludes citizens from jury service on account of race or color is a denial of the equal protection of the law; and; It is within Congress's power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to provide for the removal to federal court those cases arising under state law where that state's law denies a party the equal protection of their rights.
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge A. Melissa Boyd has received a second suspension from a state oversight board. This suspension is indefinite.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. [7] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. The act ...
Another Penn State fraternity has been suspended by the university. The Gamma chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho (322 Fraternity Row, State College) agreed to a monthslong organizational suspension that ...
Hunter Biden’s license to practice law in Washington, D.C., was suspended Tuesday following his conviction on federal gun charges earlier this month. In a terse order, the D.C. Court of Appeals ...