The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...

The historic law that promoted equality for all Americans. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders look on; President's ...

Should the bill pass and be signed into law, Iowa would become the first state in the nation to remove a protected class from a state’s civil rights act, a legal expert says.

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

"It's a landmark law that we're doing today," Trump said from the White House. "It's going to save countless innocent American lives." Civil and immigrant rights organizations have said the act ...