Civil Rights and Social Justice

Committee Prints and Hearings

• Features committee prints and hearings on civil rights issues from a variety of congressional committees
• Dedicated tabs for committee prints and congressional hearings
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Noteworthy Titles

• Desegregation and the cities : the trends and policy choices / prepared by the Committee on Human Resources, United States Senate (1977)
• Voting rights in major corporations : a staff study / prepared by the Subcommittee on Reports, Accounting, and Management of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate (1978)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act : opening doors to the workplace : hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session ... July 26, 2000
• Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans: Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session (2012)

CRS and GAO Reports

Dedicated tabs for reports on civil rights issues from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

What are these agencies?

• The Congressional Research Service is a public policy research institute of the United States Congress
  • Their job is to help Congress form sound policies based on analysis and research
  • Access CRS Reports on topics other than civil rights by navigating to HeinOnline’s U.S. Congressional Documents database and selecting the CRS Reports subcollection
• The Government Accountability Office is a legislative branch agency
  • They provide auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the U.S. Congress
  • Staff produce reports and written correspondence, testimonies and statements for the record, briefings for congressional staff members, and more
  • Access GAO Reports on topics other than civil rights through HeinOnline's dedicated GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions database

Noteworthy Titles

• Affirmative Action and Diversity in Public Education: Legal Developments (2015)
• Congressional Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Overview (2013)
• Operations of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1986)
• U.S. Department Of Justice: Opportunities Exist To Strengthen The Civil Rights Division's Ability To Manage And Report On Its Enforcement Efforts (2009)

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