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Briefing Reports

Briefing Report Cover Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties

This report examined the balance struck by federal courts, foremost among them the U.S. Supreme Court, in adjudicating claims for religious exemptions from otherwise applicable nondiscrimination law.
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2015 The State of Civil Rights at Immigration Detention Facilities

This report examines the civil rights and constitutional concerns that the Commission raised with the DHS and component agencies over the treatment of adult and minor immigrant detainees who are being held under federal law in detention centers across the country.
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2014 Patient Dumping

This report examines the enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act which addresses situations where hospitals fail to screen, treat, or appropriately transfer patients and is a possible violation of federal law, including civil rights laws.
Briefing Report Cover Federal Civil Rights Engagement with Arab and Muslim-Americans Post 9/11

This report examines federal efforts to eliminate and prevent civil rights violations, including incidents of hate crimes, prejudice, bias, stereotyping and travel discrimination against Arab and Muslim-Americans spurred by the reactions to the Septemb
Briefing Report Cover ​​​​​​​Sex Trafficking: A Gender-Based Violation of Civil Rights

This report examines the federal government’s response to human trafficking from a gender-based discrimination perspective.