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Affirmative Action in Employment: A Legal Overview

Description: This report covers the legal history of affirmative action legislation in regard to employment. Moreover, the report tracks this type of legislation to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's. Specifically, much of this legislation stems from desegregation of public schools and even more specifically in regards to employment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Date: January 11, 2007
Creator: Feder, Jody
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Obscenity: A Legal Primer

Description: This report provides an overview of the present law of obscenity and pornography, with emphasis on the following topics: (1) the legal definition of obscenity; (2) the constitutionality of restrictive zoning laws; (3) federal authority to legislate in this area; (4) child pornography; (5) regulation of the broadcast media in this context; (6) obscenity and cable television; (7) obscene prerecorded messages; (8) seizure of obscene materials; and .(9) pornography as a form of sex discriminat… more
Date: December 11, 1985
Creator: Reimer, Rita Ann
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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