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Sex Discrimination in Education: Overview of Title IX

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing an overview of title IX in regards to sex discrimination in education. Topics include, a history of IX, changes attributed to title IX, continuing controversies, etc..
Date: January 14, 1998
Creator: Gladstone, Leslie W. & Galemore, Gary L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Homosexuals and U.S. Military Policy: Current Issues

Description: This report discusses policy towards homosexuals in the U.S. military service. In 1993, new laws and regulations pertaining to homosexuals and U.S. military service came into effect reflecting a compromise in policy. This compromise, colloquially referred to as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” holds that the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipl… more
Date: February 10, 2005
Creator: Burrelli, David F. & Dale, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Civil Rights Commission Reauthorization

Description: The Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998 (H.R. 3117) would reauthorize the commission through FY2001. It was introduced by Representative Canady on January 28, 1998, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and reported with an amendment on March 2, 1998. It passed the House, amended, by voice vote on March 18.
Date: April 10, 1998
Creator: Gladstone, Leslie W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions

Description: This report outlines the provisions of the Conventions as they apply to prisoners of war and to civilians, and the minimum level of protection offered by Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. There follows an analysis of key terms that set the standards for the treatment of prisoners that are especially relevant to interrogation, including torture, coercion, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, with reference to some historical war crimes cases and cases involving the treatment of … more
Date: September 8, 2004
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Homosexuals and U.S. Military Policy: Current Issues

Description: This report noted that investigations could only be initiated after commanders receive specific and credible information concerning homosexual conduct and that inappropriate investigations occurred only in isolated instances
Date: May 27, 2005
Creator: Burrelli, David F. & Dale, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equal Rights for Women

Description: Amendments to the Constitution to provide equality of rights for women have been reintroduced in every Congress from the 67th i n 1923 to the 100th in 1987. Also proposed in recent years, although not to date in the 100th Congress, has been legislation to improve women's rights without amending the Constitution: a statue to forbid enforcement of a classification based on sex -- except where necessary to achieve a “compelling state interest, " and a measure providing for selective revision of ex… more
Date: October 14, 1987
Creator: Gladstone, Leslie W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Women in Iraq: Background and Issues for U.S. Policy

Description: The issue of women’s rights in Iraq has taken on new relevance, following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, efforts to reconstruct Iraq, and recent elections for a Transitional National Assembly (TNA). Over the past three years, the Bush Administration has reiterated its interest in ensuring that Iraqi women participate in politics and ongoing reconstruction efforts in Iraq. There has also been a widening debate regarding the extent to which the U.S.-led reconstruction efforts have been ab… more
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: Pina, Aaron D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Civil Rights Statutes: A Primer

Description: This report provides information about a primer on Federal Civil Rights Statutes. it also provides a brief summary of selected civil rights statutes, including the civil rights acts, the equal pay act, etc.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Feder, Jody
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equal Rights Amendments: State Provisions

Description: Twenty states adopted state equal rights amendments between 1879 and 1998. The texts of most of these amendments either are similar to the proposed federal amendment or restate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The timing of the enactment of these state amendments and the choice of wording reflect both the ebb and flow of the women's movement in the United States and the political culture of the particular states at the time of passage. A brief hi… more
Date: August 23, 2004
Creator: Gladstone, Leslie W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed)

Description: The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was first introduced in 1923, and was passed by the Congress in 1972. In 1978, Congress extended the original deadline for ratification of the ERA. Thus, if it receives approval in the form of ratification by 38 States before June 30, 1982, the measure will become the 27th Amendment to the Constitution, and will require equal treatment under Federal and State laws and practices for all persons, regardless of sex.
Date: October 18, 1974
Creator: Holcomb, Morrigene
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assistance to Afghan and Iraqi Women: Issues for Congress

Description: This report reviews the U.S.-sponsored funding and programs directed toward women and children in Afghanistan and Iraq. The national and international response to the plight of Afghan and Iraqi women, even to their most recent experience under the Taliban in Afghanistan or Baathist regime in Iraq, will impact their future role and the long-term developments in each country, such as the implementation of a new constitution, the incorporation of women in local and national governance, the role of… more
Date: June 18, 2004
Creator: Armanios, Febe & Margesson, Rhoda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rumsfeld v. FAIR:

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Date: November 15, 2005
Creator: Muhlfeld, Alison
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 109th Congress Proposed Refinements

Description: "This report examines the realization of [the creation of a board within the executive branch to oversee adherence to guidelines on . . . civil liberties by the federal government] with the creation of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board" (p. 1).
Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Civil Rights of Individuals with Disabilities: The Opinions of Judge Alito

Description: Judge Samuel Alito Jr. was nominated by President Bush to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 31, 2005. This report examines the opinions written by Judge Alito relating to civil rights for individuals with disabilities and includes a discussion of cases relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Fair Housing Amendments Act. In addition, Judge Alito’s federalism decisions are… more
Date: December 2, 2005
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Civil Rights Opinions of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito: A Legal Overview

Description: During his 15 years as a federal appellate judge on the Third Circuit, Judge Alito has written for the majority, concurred, or dissented in several cases alleging discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and other prohibited grounds. His legal positions in these cases have varied, depending on the facts and law being applied, and defy rigid or facile classification. Nonetheless, some continuity in judicial approach, both substantive and procedural, may arguably be discerned fr… more
Date: December 12, 2005
Creator: Dale, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metropolitan School Desegregation

Description: Interest in desegregating schools throughout multi-district metropolitan areas has increased as a result of litigation in the Federal courts concerning cross-district integration of students in Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, and W Wilmington metropolitan areas. Experience with school desegregation efforts involving a central city school district and its suburban independent school districts is very limited. Throughout the Southeast, school districts generally cover larger geographical areas… more
Date: December 15, 1980
Creator: Jordan, K. Forbis & Dale, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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