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Laws Prohibiting Discrimination Against Disabled Persons

Various federal and state laws and regulations prohibit many forms of discrimination. For example, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 both protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act makes illegal discrimination by any organization or employer that receives federal financial assistance. In prohibiting discrimination against the disabled, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires that places of public accommodation make their facilities and services accessible. More...

Criminal Civil Rights Violations

A criminal violation requires the use of force or a threat of force. The alleged perpetrator can be prosecuted under various federal criminal civil rights statutes, such as those laws that prohibit hate crimes, bias crimes, and human trafficking. Usually, just one or a few people are charged with a violation.More...

Limited English Proficiency

A person may have Limited English Proficiency, or "LEP," if he or she does not speak English as a primary language or has a limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand English. The federal government has determined that these individuals may be entitled to interpreters, translators, or other "language assistance" needed to access or to participate in certain services or benefits, such as voting, education, and medical care. More...

Due Process and Civil Rights

The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides "due process" and "equal protection" to all Americans. The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the states from passing or enforcing any law that abridges the "privileges or immunities" of citizens or deprives a person of "life, liberty, or property without due process of law." Put another way, the Due Process Clause protects citizens from interference by a state with most of the rights listed in the United States Constitution. More...

Domestic Security: Air Travel

The Transportation Security Administration has said that it plans to use data on June 2004 airline passengers to test its new Secure Flight Program, which is designed to prescreen airline passengers against "watch lists" of suspected terrorists. It is expected that the Secure Flight Program will become fully operational in early 2005. It is also anticipated that current "watch lists" used by individual airlines will be replaced by lists maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center, which is administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. More...