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Mendez, Protagonist in the Landmark Case Mendez
v. Westminster School District
Mendez, Protagonist in the Landmark Case Mendez
v. Westminster School District
Highlights
- January 13, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
- December 28, 2016 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
- Appointment of Commissioners Debo P. Adegbile and Catherine E. Lhamon by President Obama and Reappointment of Commissioner David Kladney by the United States Senate
- USCCR Contingency Plan
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Statement on Hate Crimes in the United States
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Concerned with Dakota Access Pipeline
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Commemorates Native American Heritage Month
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Congratulates Former Commissioner and Civil Rights Icon Frankie Muse Freeman on her Upcoming 100th birthday
- La Comisión Estadounidense de los Derechos Civiles Conmemora el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Commemorates National Hispanic Heritage Month
Commission News
- Catherine E. Lhamon Selected as Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Press Release)
- Appointment of Commissioners Debo P. Adegbile and Catherine E. Lhamon by President Obama and Reappointment of Commissioner David Kladney by the United States Senate (Press Release)
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Observes the Situation on the Ground in Standing Rock (Press Release)
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Statement on Hate Crimes in the United States (Press Release)
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Statement Commemorating Native American Heritage Month
Other
Recent Reports
Annual Statutory Enforcement Reports
- Environmental Justice - 2016 Statutory Enforcement Report
- Immigration Detention - 2015 Statutory Enforcement Report
- Webpage for 2014 Statutory Report Briefing: Patient Dumping
- Patient Dumping – 2014 Statutory Enforcement Report (PDF)
Recent Briefing Reports
- Increasing Compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act
- Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties
- Federal Civil Rights Engagement with Arab & Muslim-Americans Post 9/11
- Sex Trafficking: A Gender-Based Violation of Civil Rights
Recent State Advisory Committee Reports
- Civil Rights and the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Indiana
- Civil Rights and Civil Asset Forfeiture in Michigan
- Civil Rights Police-Community Relations in Missouri
- Civil Rights and the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Oklahoma
Recent Correspondence
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Letters to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of Education requesting investigations into Nebraska's (2009) Legislative Bill 403 (PDF)
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Letter to Vanita Gupta, Assistant Attorney requesting DOJ involvement into civil lawsuit, Serna v Texas Department of Health Services Vital Statistics Unit (PDF)
- Letter to All Members of U.S. Congress Requesting Their Support For The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act (PDF)
- Letter to U.S. President and DHS Secretary Requesting the Cessation of ICE Raids Involving Central American Refugees, January 22, 2016 (PDF)
- Letter opposing the introduction of legislation that prohibits the Department of Education from requiring that schools allow transgender students to use locker rooms or restrooms that match their gender identity(PDF)
Recent Congressional
Reports and Testimony
- USCCR Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)
- Summary of Performance and Financial Information for Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF)
- Request for Congressional Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2017 (PDF)
- USCCR Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF)