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DEI opponents using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace
The 1866 Civil Rights Act is a federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and ethnicity when making and enforcing contracts.
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A law that helped end slavery is now a weapon to end affirmative action
President Andrew Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 but was overruled by Congress. In recent years, the law has been co-opted by conservative activists fighting to eradicate diversity ...
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Advancing the Dream: 8 notable Civil Rights victories - MSN
In 1964, almost 100 years after the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed, Congress passed Public Law 88-352 (78 Stat. 241), with President Lyndon Baines Johnson signing it into law.
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DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace - Newsday
File - Conservative activist Edward Blum speaks at a news conference in Washington, June 29, 2023. Blum is citing Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to go after a venture capital fund ...
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DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace - NBC4 WCMH-TV
NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of workplace diversity programs are increasingly banking on a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to challenge equity policies as well as funding to minority-owned ...
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DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace - The San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK — Opponents of workplace diversity programs are increasingly banking on a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to challenge equity policies as well as funding to minority-owned ...
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DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace
The 1866 Civil Rights Act is a federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and ethnicity when making and enforcing contracts.