Supreme Court records on Fullilove V. Klutznick, 1979
Tag Archives: Civil Rights Act of 1957
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin: Amicus Brief of Gail Heriot, Peter Kirsanow & Todd Gaziano, Members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, in Support of the Petitioner
Supreme Court records on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, 2012
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin: Brief Amicus Curiae of Gail Heriot, Peter Kirsanow & Todd Gaziano, Members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, in Support of the Petitioner
Supreme Court records on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Shelby County v. Holder: Brief of Historians and Social Scientists as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents
Supreme Court records on Shelby County v. Holder, 2013
Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Brief Amicus Curiae of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., National Urban League, Inc., Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., the New Jewish Agenda, and the Commission on Social Action of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Supreme Court records on Sheet Metal Workers v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1985
Riley v. Kennedy: Brief of Amicus Curiae the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc., in Support of Appellees
Supreme Court records on Riley v. Kennedy, 2008
Katzenbach v. McClung: Brief for the Appellants
Supreme Court records on Katzenbach v. McClung, 1964
An Act To provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States
Law Text: An Act To provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States, 1957
Document 19 February 14, 1957 Testimony From: [Herbert Brownell Jr.] E. Frederic Morrow
Civil Rights Act of 1957, statement of the Attorney General on the proposed civil rights legislation, covering the administration’s four-point program: creation of a bipartisan civil rights commission, creation of a civil rights division within the Justice Department, enactment of new laws to aid in the enforcement of voting rights, and amendment of existing laws to permit the federal government to seek preventive relief from civil courts in civil rights cases (compare Document 10)., 1957
Document 10 April 10, 1956 Memorandum with attachment From: Maxwell M. Rabb E. Frederic
Civil Rights Act of 1957, transmittal to Cabinet members of the Attorney General’s letter to the vice President (as President of the Senate), which the President approved, as well as a copy of the Attorney General’s statement to the House Judiciary Committee on the administration’s civil rights program, 1956
Document 6 ca. March 9, 1956 Charts Papers as President (Ann Whitman File): Cabinet Series
Civil Rights Act of 1957, visual aids on race and civil rights prepared by the FBI for the director’s Cabinet meeting report, 1956
Document 68 September 1, 1957 Letter with attachment To: President From: Roger W. Jones
Civil Rights Act of 1957, report from the assistant director for legislative reference on the enactment of H.R. 6127, the Civil Rights Act of 1957., 1957
Document 83 January 13, 1958 Memorandum To: Howard Pyle From: W. Wilson White
Civil Rights Act of 1957, transmittal of notes, as requested, on administration civil rights policy from the assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, 1958
Document 30 June 4, 1957 Memorandum To: Sherman Adams From: E. Frederick Morrow
Civil Rights Act of 1957, report on black appraisal of the President and his commitment to civil rights, 1957
Document 92 1958 Pamphlet E. Frederic Morrow Records
Civil Rights Act of 1957, publication of the Civil Rights Commission, listing commission members and including information about what it is, how it operates, what it must do, what it can do, what the individual can do, and how people can contact the commission for further information, 1958
Document 22 March 27, 1957 Fact sheet E. Frederic Morrow Records
Civil Rights Act of 1957, report on the administration and civil rights legislation, including the administration’s fourpoint program (see Document 19)., 1957
Document 84 May 14, 1958 Route slip To: Maxwell M. Rabb From: Andrew J. Goodpaster Jr.
Civil Rights Act of 1957, transmittal of a letter to the President from Jackie Robinson, responding to the President’s appeal for patience during his meeting with black leaders, 1958
Document 72 September 9, 1957 Public Law Records as President, White House Central Files: Official
Civil Rights Act of 1957, text of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (Public Law 85-315), in five parts: (1) to establish the Commission on Civil Rights, (2) to provide for an additional assistant Attorney General, (3) to strengthen the civil rights statutes and for other purposes, (4) to provide means of further securing and protecting the right to vote, and (5) to provide trial by jury for proceedings to punish criminal contempts of court growing out of civil rights cases and to amend the judicial code relating to federal jury qualifications, 1957
Document 103 February 27, 1959 Report Gerald D. Morgan Records
Civil Rights Act of 1957, text of a report noting Executive Branch cooperation with the Civil Rights Commission, essentially updating the commission’s request for assistance from federal departments in fulfilling its mission (see Document 93)., 1959
Document 88 June 24, 1958 Memorandum for the files From: Rocco C. Siciliano Records as
Civil Rights Act of 1957, summary of the President’s meeting with four black leaders (see Document 87), at which spokesman Randolph commended the President “strongly for the many efforts he has made to advance the political and economic status of the American Negro”, 1958
Document 77 October 23, 1957 Letter To: Stephen Benedict From: Maxwell M. Rabb Records as
Civil Rights Act of 1957, expression of delight upon receiving Harris Wofford’s memorandum on the Civil Rights Commission (also included), which Benedict had shared with Rabb, 1957
Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964
Congressional Publications: Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964, 1965
Civil Rights — 1957
Congressional Hearings: Continuation of hearings on civil rights legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate violations of civil rights; to create a civil rights division within the Justice Dept; to enact new legislation to aid in voting rights enforcement; and to permit Federal Government to seek civil courts’ preventive relief in civil rights cases., 1957
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Congressional Hearing: Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Civil Rights, 1957