On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is criticizing Columbia University’s president over past comments that ...

In 1964, almost 100 years after the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed, Congress passed Public Law 88-352 (78 Stat. 241), with President Lyndon Baines Johnson signing it into law.

Trump has dismantled over 60 years worth of civil rights progress over the course of two months, says Pulitzer-Prize winning ...

The Trump administration has identified three ways it plans to use to put pressure on companies to eliminate their “DEI” programs: Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Title VII, and ...

Administration officials pick and choose which civil rights protections they want to enforce, and for whom. By Erica L. Green Erica L. Green covers the White House and reported from Washington. In ...