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Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Act) was enacted to reduce the disparity between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine needed to trigger certain federal criminal penalties from a 100:1 weight ratio to an 18:1 weight ratio and eliminated...
Read More ›Don鈥檛 Ask Don鈥檛 Tell Repeal Act of 2010
The Don鈥檛 Ask Don鈥檛 Tell Repeal Act of 2010 (Repeal Act) was enacted to repeal the former Department of Defense Don鈥檛 Ask Don鈥檛 Tell Policy (DADT) concerning the service of homosexuals in the Armed Forces.On October 1, 1993, President...
Read More ›City of New York Anti-Discrimination Legislative Initiatives
In addition to the laws that are enacted and are applicable throughout the State of New York, the City of New York has been very progressive enacting several expansive anti-discrimination laws. In many respects, the New York City Human...
Read More ›City of New York Anti-Bullying Legislative Initiatives
The City of New York does not have separate anti bullying laws. The City follows the law enacted by the State of New York. Bullying can occur in many forms such as: intimidating a person to force them to do things against their will or...
Read More ›New York State Anti-Bullying Legislative Initiatives
Bullying can occur in many forms such as: intimidating a person to force them to do things against their will or even mocking a person for their weaknesses or defects or deformities. Bullying can occur in many social settings but, a...
Read More ›The Civil Rights Act of 1964
It was enacted to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans to fully participate in elections and vote, an area where Blacks rights were consistently interfered with. Initially, the act lacked enforcement capability; however, Congress...
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