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  2. LGBTQ employment discrimination in the United States

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    Oncale proceeded to file a complaint against his employer claiming his rights under Title VII were violated by the sexual harassment that had taken place at work. [118] The Court ruled unanimously that all discrimination based on sex was in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act regardless of the victim’s gender. [ 119 ]

  3. List of Jim Crow law examples by state - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of examples of Jim Crow laws, which were state, territorial, and local laws in the United States enacted between 1877 and 1965. Jim Crow laws existed throughout the United States and originated from the Black Codes that were passed from 1865 to 1866 and from before the American Civil War.

  4. Title IX - Wikipedia

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    Title IX; Long title: An Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the General Education Provisions Act (creating a National Foundation for Postsecondary Education and a National Institute of Education), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, and related Acts, and for other purposes.

  5. Transgender rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Laws concerning name changes in U.S. jurisdictions are also a complex mix of federal and state rules. The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges established that equal protection requires all jurisdictions to recognize same-sex marriages , giving transgender people the right to marry regardless of whether their partners are legally ...

  6. Social media age verification laws in the United States

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    On September 15, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2273 also known as The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act or CAADCA. [37] [38] [7] The most controversial parts of the law were that it requires online services that are likely to be used by children which is defined as anyone under 18 years of age to estimate the age of child users with a "reasonable level of certainty".

  7. Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 February 2025. Landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law This article is about the 1964 Civil Rights Act. For other American laws called the Civil Rights Acts, see Civil Rights Act. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Long title An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the ...

  8. Personal injury - Wikipedia

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    As occurs in most civil cases, personal injury cases begin by filing with a court a document called a "complaint." [ 10 ] Typically, a complaint in a personal injury case identifies the parties to the lawsuit , specifies what the defendant did wrong, alleges that the wrongdoing caused the plaintiff's injury, and specifies what kind of ...