CRT: Federal Law

Legal Highlight: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 In the 1960s, Americans who knew only the potential of "equal protection of the laws" expected the president, the Congress, and the courts to fulfill the promise of the 14th Amendment. In response, all three branches of the federal government--as well as the public at large--debated a fundamental constitutional question: Does the Constitution's prohibition of denying equal protection always ban the use of racial, ethnic, or gender criteria in an attempt to bring social justice and social benefits?READ MORE

• Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000(d); CFR Title 34, Part 100 - (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in all programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance)
  • Title VI: Race & National Origin Discrimination Overview of the Law
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Section 1681, et seq.; CFR Title 34, Part 106 - (prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance)
  • Final Regulatory Amendments to the Title IX regulations (permitting single-sex schools, classes, and extracurricular activities)
  • Title IX: Sex Discrimination: Overview of the Law
  • Questions and Answers on Title IX and Single-Sex Elementary and Secondary Classes and Extra Curricular Activities
• Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 794; CFR Title 34, Part 104 & 105 - (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance)
  • Section 504: Disability Discrimination Overview of the Law
  • Protecting Students With Disabilities (504 FAQs)
  • U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Dear Colleague Letter 1/25/2013, regarding the provision of extracurricular and athletic activities for students with disabilities
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Section 12131 - (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities)
  • CFR Title 28, Part 35
  • Americans with Disabilities Act: Disability Discrimination Overview of the Law
• Filing a Complaint with Office for Civil Rights