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July 23, 2021 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Advisory Committee Members for Iowa
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Concern Over Spike in Anti Semitism in the United States Surrounding the Outbreak of Violence Between Israel and Hamas in May 2021
July 15, 2021 - Business Meeting Agenda (Sunshine Act Notice)
21 de junio de 2021 - Reunión informativa pública virtual Derechos civiles y protecciones en la respuesta federal a Huracanes María y Harvey
June 17, 2021 - Virtual Public Briefing: Civil Rights and Protections in the Federal Response to Hurricanes María and Harvey (Sunshine Act Notice)
Canceled Friday June 18, 2021 - Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
June 10, 2021 - Save the Date and Call for Public Comments - USCCR Virtual Public Briefing: Civil Rights and Protections in the Federal Response to Hurricanes María and Harvey
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre
May 19, 2021 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Advisory Committee Members for North Carolina
USCCR Statement on the Passing of Cruz Reynoso
May 11, 2021 - Commission Sends Letter to White House Addressing Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context
May 6, 2021 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Establishes New Advisory Committees in U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and Seeks Nominations of Bipartisan Candidates
Friday, May 14, 2021 - Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
USCCR Statement on the Passing of Dr. Walter Williams
April 30, 2021 - Commissioner Norma V. Cantú Selected as Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Friday, April 30, 2021 - Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice) Updated
Friday, April 16, 2021 - Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
February 26, 2021 - Briefing: The Civil Rights Implications of Cash Bail: Agenda & Confirmed Panelists
February 11, 2021 - Appointment of Commissioner Norma V. Cantú to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
USCCR Statement on the Passing of Professor Drew S. Days III
Friday, December 4, 2020 - Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
November 13, 2020 - Briefing: Racial Disparities in Maternal Health: Agenda & Confirmed Panelists
November 13, 2020 - Commission Public Briefing: Racial Disparities in Maternal Health (Sunshine Act Notice)
October 22, 2020, Save the Date and Call for Public Comments - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Virtual Public Briefing: Racial Disparities in Maternal Health
22 de octubre del 2020, Aviso de la Fecha y una Llamada para Comentarios Públicos – Plenario Público Virtual de la Comisión de Derechos Civiles: Disparidades Raciales en la Salud Maternal
Friday, October 30, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
September 17, 2020, Commission Releases Report - Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities (Press Release)
September 9, 2020, Commission to Release Report - Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities (Save the Date)
Friday, September 11, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
August 24, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Advisory Committee Members for Kansas
August 21, 2020 – U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Unanimously Memorializes Reverend C.T. Vivian
August 14, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of J. Christian Adams, Virginia, by President Trump
Friday, August 21, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
August 6, 2020 – Submitted Testimony: Navigating Voting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
July 24, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Salutes the Life and Legacy of John Lewis
July 17, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Acknowledges Decision to Change the Name of the Washington D.C. Football Team
July 17, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Decision Upholding U.S. Treaties with Native Americans
July 17, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Supports the Washington, D.C. Admission Act
July 16, 2020 - Commission Public Briefing: COVID-19 in Indian Country: The Impact of Federal Broken Promises on Native Americans (Press Release)
July 17, 2020 - Commission Public Briefing: COVID-19 in Indian Country: The Impact of Federal Broken Promises on Native Americans, Notice of Commission Business Meeting, and Call for Public Comments (Sunshine Act Notice)
July 17, 2020 Briefing Materials: COVID-19 in Indian Country
June 25, 2020 - Save the Date and Call for Public Comments - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Virtual Public Briefing: Assessing COVID-19 and the Broken Promises to Native Americans
June 19, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Advisory Committee Members for Minnesota, New York, and Washington
June 19, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Calls on Trump Administration to Revise Regulations and Enforcement Practices To Recognize Civil Rights Protections for LGBT Americans and Comply with the Bostock Decision
June 19, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Supports Policing Reform Measures in the Justice in Policing Act of 2020
Friday, June 19, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
June 5, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Unanimously Condemns the Killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and Calls on the Department of Justice to Enforce Federal Civil Rights Laws that Protect Americans from Unconstitutional Policing Practices
June 5, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Mourns the Passing of LGBTQ and AIDS Activist Larry Kramer
June 5, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Unanimously Urges All Law Enforcement to Follow Constitutional Policing Practices in Response to Recent Demonstrations
June 5, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces COVID-19 Updates to Prior Reports on Voting Rights and Native American Needs
Friday, June 5, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
May 18, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Advisory Committee Members for Nevada and Tennessee
May 13, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Stephen Gilchrist, South Carolina, by President Trump
May 8, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Announces Opposition to Executive Branch Action Shutting Down Virtually All Immigration of Permanent-Residence Seekers into the U.S.
May 8, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Unanimously Issues Recommendations to Secure Nondiscrimination in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context, and Specifically to Address Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia
Friday, May 8, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
April 27, 2020 - Michigan Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report on Voting Rights and Access
April 27, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Advisory Committee Members for Two States
April 17, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Urges Federal Agencies to Vigilantly Enforce Civil Rights Laws During and in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis
April 17, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Mourns the Passing of Abigail Thernstrom
Friday April 17, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
April 8, 2020 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Advisory Committee Members for Two States
April 1, 2020 - Public Conference Call, Report Release - Federal #MeToo: Examining Sexual Harassment in Government Workplaces
March 20, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Expresses Concern Over Growing Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
March 20, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Voices Concern Over Executive Proclamation Expanding Existing Orders on Religious and National Origin Travel Discrimination
March 20, 2020 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Unanimously Calls for Adequate Healthcare in Prisons and Detention Centers During COVID-19 Outbreak
Postponement of March 20, 2020, Briefing on Racial Disparities in Maternal Health
February 28, 2020 - Commission Comment on the Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule
March 4, 2020 - Commission Subcommittee on Subminimum Wages Roundtable Discussion in Vermont (Sunshine Act Notice)
March 3, 2020 - Commission Subcommittee on Subminimum Wages Roundtable Discussion in Virginia (Sunshine Act Notice)
California Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Community Forum: Immigration Enforcement Impacting California Children (Press Release)
California Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Community Forum: Immigration Enforcement Impacting California Children (Press Release)
March 4, 2020 - California Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Community Forum: Immigration Enforcement Impacting California Children (Information Flyer)
Friday, February 28, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
Commission to Release Report: Women in Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Concern Over Treatment of Iranian Americans
Thursday, January 30, 2020 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
Friday, December 20, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Congress to Prioritize Civil Rights Oversight and Legislation, December 2019
December 4, 2019 - Written Remarks of Commissioner Michael Yaki at Congressional Panel Discussion of Commission’s Trauma at the Border Report
December 4, 2019 - Written Remarks of Vice Chair Patricia Timmons-Goodson at Congressional Panel Discussion of Commission’s Trauma at the Border Report
Thursday, December 5, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
November 19, 2019 - Written Testimony of Vice Chair Patricia Timmons-Goodson at Hearing of House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples on the Commission's Broken Promises Report
November 15, 2019 Briefing Materials - Subminimum Wages
November 15, 2019 Briefing: Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities – Agenda & Confirmed Panelists
November 15, 2019 Commission Public Briefing: Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities (Sunshine Act Notice)
Friday, November 8, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
November 15, 2019 Public Briefing: Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities - Open Comment Session Information
Friday, October 18, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
May-August 2019 Commission Newsletter
Friday, September 13, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
Announced Dates of Commissioners’ Business Meetings for 2020
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Welcomes Legislation in Response to Commission Report on Native Americans
USCCR Lapse of Appropriations Plan
Thursday, August 29, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
Thursday, August 22, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Strongly Condemns Recent Statements of President Trump Telling U.S. Congresswomen to Leave the Country and "Go Back" to Their Countries, July 2019
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Denounces Replacement of Interpreters With a Video at Immigrants' First Immigration Hearing, July 2019
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Planned Public Briefings for Fiscal Years 2020 & 2021, July 2019
Friday, July 19, 2019 Business Meeting & Speaker Series on Immigration Reform & Control Act (Sunshine Act Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Supports Securing Equal Rights for LGBT Community, June 2019
January-May 2019 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
Friday, June 7, 2019 Business Meeting & Speaker Series – Stonewall at 50 (Sunshine Act Notice)
May 9, 2019 Briefing: Federal Me Too: Examining Sexual Harassment in Government Workplaces- Briefing Materials
May 9, 2019 Briefing: Federal Me Too: Examining Sexual Harassment in Government Workplaces: Agenda & Confirmed Panelists
Monday, May 6, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Notice)
May 9, 2019 Commission Public Briefing: Federal Me Too: Examining Sexual Harassment in Government Workplaces (Sunshine Act Notice)
May 9, 2019 Public Comment Session: Federal Me Too: Examining Sexual Harassment in Government Workplaces
May 9, 2019 - Commission to Hold Public Briefing: Federal Me Too: Examining Sexual Harassment in Government Workplaces
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Passage of the Dream Act of 2019, April 2019
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Condemns Past and Recent Comments Motivated by or Evidencing Religious Intolerance, April 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019 Business Meeting and Public Comment Session: Condition of Immigration Detention Centers and Treatment of Immigrants (Sunshine Act Notice)
12 de Abril de 2019 Sesión de comentarios públicos sobre la condición de los centros de detención de inmigrantes y el estatus de los inmigrantes detenidos
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges the U.S. Department of Justice and the Trump Administration to Increase Hate Crime Enforcement to Address White Nationalism, March 2019
April 12, 2019 Public Comment Session: Condition of Immigration Detention Centers and Treatment of Immigrants
October -December 2018 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
March 12, 2019 – Written Testimony of Chair Catherine E. Lhamon at House Judiciary Committee Hearing: History & Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Friday, March 22, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Thursday, March 7, 2019 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
February 22, 2019 Briefing: Women in Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars - Submission of Written Comments
February 22, 2019 Briefing: Women in Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars – Briefing Materials
Commission Accepting Public Comments on Immigrant Family Separation through February 25, 2019
February 22, 2019 Briefing: Women in Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars - Information on Public Comments
February 22, 2019 Commission Public Briefing: Women in Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
February 22, 2019 Briefing: Women in Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars: Agenda & Confirmed Panelists
Furlough Notice to USCCR Employees
Information Request to the Department of Health and Human Services on Family Separation, December 2018
Information Request to the Department of Homeland Security on Family Separation, August 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Warns Against Attempts to End Birthright Citizenship, Continued Hostility to Immigrants, December 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Congress to Prioritize Civil Rights Oversight and Legislation, December 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services not to narrowly define gender to a biological condition at birth, December 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights comment in opposition to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re. Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, December 2018
Friday, December 7, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
July-September 2018 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
Announced Dates of Commissioners’ Business Meetings for 2019
November 2, 2018 Briefing: Are Rights a Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement: Briefing Materials
U.S Commission on Civil Rights Issues Compendium of Voting Rights Reports by our State Advisory Committees
November 2, 2018 Briefing: Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement: Agenda & Confirmed Panelists
November 2, 2018 Briefing: Are Rights a Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement: Information on Public Comments
Friday November 2, 2018 Commission Briefing, Are Rights A Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Friday, October 12, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Wednesday October 3, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
USCCR Shutdown Contingency Plan
September 19, 2018 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Planned Public Briefings for Fiscal Years 2019 & 2020
Friday, September 14, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Friday, August 17, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Decries Supreme Court Decision in Muslim Ban Case
April- June 2018 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
Commission Seeks 2L and 3L Law School Interns for Fall 2018 Term
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Friday, July 13, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Friday, June 15, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
May 15, 2018 - Commission Announces Public Comment Period: In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Responding to Hate Crimes
May 11, 2018 Hate Crimes Briefing: Confirmed Panelists
May 11, 2018 Hate Crimes Briefing: Information on Open Public Comment Session
Friday, May 11, 2018 Hate Crimes Public Briefing (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Statement Denouncing the Imposition of Immigration Judge Quotas by the U.S. Department of Justice, April 2018
March 2018 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
Friday, April 20, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Legal Intern Openings for Summer 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Highlights the Need for the Department of Justice to Reopen the Office for Access to Justice, March 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Congress to Prioritize Civil Rights in the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget, March 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Statement Regarding Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Decision on Uniontown, Alabama, March 2018
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Continuing Concern Regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Policy to Site Agents in Courthouses, March 2018
Friday, March 16, 2018 Business Meeting (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
February 7, 2018 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Public Comment Period: An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States
Friday, February 2, 2018 Voting Rights Briefing Materials
Friday, February 2, 2018 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Strongly Criticizes Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Withdrawal of Critical Civil Rights Guidance
Statement on the Passing of Frankie Muse Freeman
USCCR Contingency Plan
December 2017 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Concerned with Alleged Abusive Labor Practices at Immigration Detention Centers
Thursday, December 21, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
December 13, 2017 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Public Comment Period: School-to-Prison Pipeline: Intersections of Students of Color with Disabilities
Legal Intern Openings for Spring 2018
Friday, December 8, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Working for Inclusion: Time for Congress to Enact Federal Legislation to Address Workplace Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Supports Sentencing Reform Legislation
Monday, November 13, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
September 2017 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Denounces the Pardon of Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Condemns Ending of Undocumented Youth Program (DACA)
Friday, September 8, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Statement on Charlottesville, Virginia
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Condemns the Announced Military Ban on Transgender Individuals
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Disapproves of the Department of Justice's Civil Asset Forfeiture Policy
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Raises Concern about Reversal of Department of Justice Position in Key Voting Rights Case
Friday, August 18, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
July 2017 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
Watch the Commission Meeting and Presentation on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Friday, July 14, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Extends Public Comment Period: Collateral Consequences
Thursday, June 29, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Concern Regarding Federal Civil Rights Enforcement Efficacy and Priorities
Friday, June 16, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Watch Public Briefing on Collateral Consequences
May 19, 2017 Collateral Consequences Public Meeting Materials
C-SPAN Coverage of Presentations on the Voyage of Jewish Refugees on the MS St. Louis during World War II
Friday, May 19, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
April 2017 Commission Newsletter to State Advisory Committee Members
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Concern with Immigrants' Access to Justice
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Department of Justice to Use All Available Tools to Work with Police Departments to Ensure Constitutional Policing
Friday, April 21, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Condemns Recent Hate Incidents and Calls for Federal Action
Friday, March 17, 2017 Municipal Fees Briefing Materials
Friday, March 17, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reaffirms Longstanding Commitment to Safeguarding the Right to Vote
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Concern Over Executive Orders Promoting Religious and National Origin Discrimination
Friday, February 24, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
January 13, 2017 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
December 28, 2016 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
Appointment of Commissioners Debo P. Adegbile and Catherine E. Lhamon by President Obama and Reappointment of Commissioner David Kladney by the United States Senate
USCCR Contingency Plan
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Statement on Hate Crimes in the United States
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Concerned with Dakota Access Pipeline
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Commemorates Native American Heritage Month
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Congratulates Former Commissioner and Civil Rights Icon Frankie Muse Freeman on her Upcoming 100th birthday
La Comisión Estadounidense de los Derechos Civiles Conmemora el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Commemorates National Hispanic Heritage Month
Friday, September 9, 2016 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Its Strong Disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board
The United States Commission on Civil Rights Applauds Recent Federal Court Decisions Striking Down Voter Identification Laws
The United States Commission on Civil Rights Welcomes Recent Settlement Requiring Texas to Issue Birth Certificates to U.S. Citizen Children of Undocumented Immigrants
Friday, July 29, 2016 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Statement Expressing Disappointment over the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the DAPA and DACA Case
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Expresses Disappointment on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on the DAPA and DACA Case
The Commission Applauds the U.S. Supreme Court's Recent Decision Upholding the University of Texas' Affirmative Action Admissions Policy
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Offers Our Condolences and Grieves with the Families of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and Police Officers Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Brent Thompson, and Patrick Zamarripa
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Commemorates Justice Thurgood Marshall’s 108th Birthday
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Statement Regarding Chinese American Prosecutions
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Statement Requesting Pardon of Jack Johnson
The U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Statement Requesting The Posthumous Pardon Of John Arthur "Jack" Johnson
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Statements in support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month 2016 and the joint guidance on transgender student protections provided by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Justice
The U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Statement Regarding The Observation Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Pride Month 2016
The U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Statement Supporting Joint Guidance Issued By The Department Of Education's Office For Civil Rights And The Department Of Justice Regarding Protections Of Transgender Students
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights by a Unanimous Vote Joins the Nation in Mourning the Horrific Loss of Life in Orlando, Florida
Friday, June 17, 2016 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Letter to All Members of U.S. Congress Requesting Their Support For The Fair Day in Court for Kids
5-20-16 Public Educational Funding Inequality Materials
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Panelists for Briefing on the Topic of Public Education Funding Inequality in an Era of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Date for Briefing Related to its Report, Public Education Funding Inequality in an Era of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Statement Condemning Recent State Laws and Pending Proposals Targeting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community (PDF)
Friday, April 15, 2016 (Sunshine Act Meeting Notice)
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Letter to Vanita Gupta(PDF)
3-18-16 Municipal Courts and Policing Briefing Materials
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Low-Income Child Care Subsidies Distribution in the State of Mississippi (PDF)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Letter to All Members of U.S. Requesting Their Support For The Fair Day in Court for Kids
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Observes Women's History Month
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Panelists for Briefing Related to Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs In Indian Country, 2016 Update
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Date for Briefing Related to its Report, Municipal Policing and Courts: A Search for Justice or a Quest for Revenue (PDF)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Remembers Mrs. Rosa Parks
EJ Briefing materials
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Observes National African-American History Month
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to conclude briefing related to environmental justice for minority communities on Feb. 5, 2016
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Observes the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Commission appoints members of Wisconsin Advisory Committee
Commission to hold briefing on environmental justice for minority communities on Jan. 22, 2016 (Press Release)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Appoints Maryland State Advisory Committee Members
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Commission requests DOJ investigation into questionable spying prosecution of Chinese American scientists
Commission mourns the passing of recent EEOC Chairwoman Jacqueline Berrien
Commission issues statement supporting affirmative action in Fisher v. Univ. of Texas
Commission issues statement supporting University of Texas admissions policy
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Commission issues proclamation honoring Professor Carl Auerbach on his 100th birthday for his work contributing to the creation of the Commission on Civil Rights
USCCR Contingency Plan
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report on Condition in Immigration Detention Centers and Family Detainees
United States Commission on Civil Rights requests the President to Comply with District Court Ruling on Family Detention Centers
Commission to hold Thursday press conference and release statutory report on immigration detention centers
Commission announces investigations into racially biased police imposition of fees and fines for revenue and public education funding inequality
Commission mourns the passing of Julian Bond
Commission celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Commission sends letter to DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review questioning deportation of children prior to court hearings
Commission announces 2016 enforcement report on environmental justice
Commission issues letters to Attorney General Lynch and Texas expressing concern about alleged denials of birth certificates to children of undocumented immigrants in Texas
Commission requests DOJ investigation into Texas denial of birth certificates to children of undocumented immigrants
Commission asks Texas to cease denials of birth certificates to children of undocumented immigrants
Commission issues resolution mourning the loss of former Staff Director Louis Nuñez
Commission Welcomes the Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Commission welcomes the Supreme Court ruling on disparate impact in the Fair Housing Act
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Joins the Nation in Mourning the Deaths of Nine Worshippers in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Commission announces briefing on effect of minority college access, persistence, and completion rates on socio-economic mobility.
Commission extends comment period for policing practices briefing to June 19, 2015
Commission to hold two-day briefing on Impact of Federal Financial Aid Programs on Minority Student College Enrollment
Commission announces appointment of Mauro Albert Morales as new Staff Director
Commission to hold briefing in New York on police use of force
Commission observes Cesar Chavez Day
Commission to hold April 20 briefing on police use of force
Commission to hold March 16 briefing on Examining Workplace Discrimination Against LGBT Americans.
Missouri Advisory Committee meeting regarding police-community relations on February 23rd at 9:30 am EST
USCCR Notice – February 20, 2015 Business Meeting
Commission letter to President requests national holiday to recognize Fred Korematsu.
Commission announces commemoration of the 150th anniversary of passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Commission announces new Vice Chair Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Commission announces briefing on the state of civil rights at immigration detention facilities
Commission sends letter to DOJ on revising profiling guidance
Commission announces investigation into policing practices and use of deadly force
USCCR Notice – December 12, 2014 Business Meeting
Commission issues statement on Ferguson grand jury
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Commends President Obama on Issuance of Immigration Accountability Executive Action
USCCR Notice - November 21, 2014 Business Meeting
Commission announces October 17, 2014 briefing in Florida on Stand Your Ground laws
Commission to hold Stand Your Ground briefing in Florida
Agenda for Special Meeting on October 10, 2014
September 19, 2014 Meeting Agenda (CANCELED)
MO SAC statement on events in Ferguson
Commission urges AG Holder to act on Ferguson MO
Agenda for August 15, 2014 business meeting
La Comisión de los Derechos Civiles de EE. UU. anuncia una carta al Presidente
Commission announces letter on immigrant minors and 2015 enforcement report on immigration detention centers
Commission announces appointment of new commissioners
Revised Agenda for the Sexual Harassment Briefing on July 25, 2014
US Commission on Civil Rights to hold briefing July 25 on sexual harassment law
Agenda for July 25, 2014 Sexual Harassment Briefing and Business Meeting
Commission's proclamation on the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Agenda for June 20, 2014 Business Meeting
Amended Agenda for May 16, 2014 Business Meeting
Commission Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Webpage for 2014 Statutory Report Briefing: Patient Dumping
Commission Recommends National Holidays for Cesar Chavez and Fred Korematsu
Media Alert: Briefing on Patient Dumping
Commission to hold March 14 briefing on patient dumping
Commission cancels and reschedules Feb. 14 briefing on patient dumping
Commission views as positive DoD rule change on Sikh and other religious expression in the military.
Commission Releases Annual Statutory Report on Sexual Assault in the Military.
Illinois State Advisory Committee to hold Sept. 23 meeting on immigration reform bill.
Commission celebrates 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington and I Have a Dream speech
Commission Announces Illinois SAC Appointments
Ohio SAC Announces Meeting on Human Trafficking
Commission Announces New Location for May 31 Briefing on Protecting the Civil Rights of Veterans
Commission releases agenda for Briefing Scheduled for May 31, 2013
Commission releases transcripts for briefings on sexual assault in the military and civil rights effects of state immigration laws
La Comisión anuncia sesión informativa sobre los derechos civiles de veteranos y miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas
Commission to hold briefing on Protecting the Civil Rights of Our Veterans and Servicemembers
The Briefing will be held at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW, Commencing at 9:30 am (Please note change in time)
Commission releases transcript for the August 2012 Immigration Field Briefing held in Birmingham, Alabama
Commission to hold briefing on NVRA April 19th
Seating is Limited – Please Click Here if you plan on attending
USCCR announces its Volunteer Internship Program
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Briefings on the Impact of the Regulatory, Licensing, and Market Entry Barriers on Emerging Small Businesses
Sexual Assault in the Military, January 11, 2013
Dec. 7, 2012 briefing on criminal background checks
USCCR Relocation Notice
North Dakota State Advisory Committee to Convene Briefing and Listening Meeting on Civil Rights Issues in the State
Redistricting and the 2010 Census: Enforcing Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act: Briefing Transcript and Panelist Statements
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Agenda for Alabama Field Briefing on Civil Rights Effects of State Immigration Laws
USCCR announces Aug. 17 immigration law briefing speakers
USCCR announces Aug. 17 immigration law briefing speakers (Spanish)
Sunshine Act Notice
Human Trafficking: The 13th Amendment in the 21st Century, Monday, November 14, 2011
Statutory Enforcement Report
2011 Peer-to-Peer Violence and Bullying: Examining the Federal Response
Peer-to-Peer Harassment and Bullying: Briefing Transcripts and Panelist Statements
Watch the Commission's May 13 briefing: Peer-to-Peer Harassment and Bullying: Examining the Federal Response
Commission announces 2011 statutory enforcement project: Peer-to-Peer Violence and Bullying: Examining the Federal Response
New Black Panther Investigation
National Conference 2010