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  2. Ku Klux Klan Act - Wikipedia

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    The Enforcement Act of 1871 (17 Stat. 13), also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, [1] Third Ku Klux Klan Act, [2] Civil Rights Act of 1871, or Force Act of 1871, [3] is an Act of the United States Congress that was intended to combat the paramilitary vigilantism of the Ku Klux Klan. The act made certain acts committed by ...

  3. Monroe v. Pape - Wikipedia

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    Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case that considered the application of federal civil rights law to constitutional violations by city employees. The case was significant because it held that 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a statutory provision from 1871, could be used to sue state officers who violated a plaintiff's ...

  4. 68th Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

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    68th Texas Legislature. The 68th Texas Legislature met in regular session from January 11, 1983, to May 30, 1983, and in two subsequent special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1982 general elections.

  5. Texas Civil Rights Project - Wikipedia

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    Location. United States. Region. Texas. Website. www.txcivilrights.org. Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, [2] that advocates for voting rights, racial justice, economic justice, and criminal justice reform. [3] It was formed in 1990 by attorney James C. Harrington.

  6. A Nation at Risk - Wikipedia

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    National Commission on Excellence in Education. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform is the 1983 report of the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education. Its publication is considered a landmark event in modern American educational history. [1][citation needed] Among other things, the report contributed to ...

  7. Civil Rights Cases - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3 (1883), were a group of five landmark cases in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments did not empower Congress to outlaw racial discrimination by private individuals. The holding that the Thirteenth Amendment did not empower the federal government to ...

  8. 'In crisis mode': Rights groups petition UN to intervene for ...

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    The UT School of Law Human Rights Clinic is among the groups petitioning the UN to intervene for LGBTQ+ rights in Texas after some laws passed in 2023

  9. Bob Jones University v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Bob Jones University v. United States, 461 U.S. 574 (1983), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the religion clauses of the First Amendment did not prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from revoking the tax exempt status of a religious university whose practices are contrary to a compelling government public policy, such as eradicating racial discrimination.