Category Archives: Civil Rights Law

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an important piece of legislation that was enacted to outlaw discriminatory voting practices that some Southern states allowed after the end of the Reconstruction Era. These States wrote new legislation that were...

October 25, 2013

Historical Attempt to Criminalize Interracial Marriages

The federal laws of United States of America do not prohibit interracial marriages. Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of life and property as well as equal protection of laws to the citizens....

By Eric Sanders

October 24, 2013

Right to Assistance of Legal Counsel

It is a constitutional right of every accused person to have a fair criminal trial of accusations filed against him. Many accused persons are convicted due to lack of a fair trial. An individual has a right to be represented by counsel of his or...

By Eric Sanders

October 22, 2013

What is Freedom of Association?

Freedom of Association refers to the right to join others or become a member of an organization united for a legal common cause or purpose without interference. Although the right to associate is not an independent constitutional right it...

By Eric Sanders

October 14, 2013