civil rights law

C3350
concept

Civil rights law is the body of law that protects individuals from discrimination and unequal treatment based on characteristics such as race, gender, religion, or disability, and ensures their fundamental freedoms and equal access to opportunities.

All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
civil rights law canonical 50
employment discrimination case 28
anti-discrimination law 23

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: civil rights law
Generated description
Civil rights law is the body of law that protects individuals from discrimination and unequal treatment based on characteristics such as race, gender, religion, or disability, and ensures their fundamental freedoms and equal access to opportunities.

Instances (116)

Instance Via concept surface
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson employment discrimination case
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins employment discrimination case
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. employment discrimination case
Bostock v. Clayton County employment discrimination case
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green employment discrimination case
ECOA anti-discrimination law
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 anti-discrimination law
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act
Public Law 95-341
Title VIII
Moritz v. Commissioner sex discrimination case
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service discriminatory employment law
Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney sex discrimination case
Title VIII – Registration and Voting Statistics provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
CRA 1964
surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title IV – Desegregation of Public Education section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Hurd v. Hodge housing discrimination case
Public Law 100-383
Voting Rights Act requirements voting rights protection
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 antidiscrimination law
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
ADAAA
Public Law 110-325
Public Law 101-476 disability rights law
Pub.L. 89–110
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
Race Relations Act 1976 anti-discrimination law
ADEA anti-discrimination law
Frank Atonio
surface form: Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
employment discrimination case
Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust employment discrimination case
Zarda
surface form: Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc.
employment discrimination case
Executive Law Article 15
Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986 anti-discrimination law
Brenda Patterson
surface form: Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
employment discrimination case
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Title VII
surface form: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
DCHRA
Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 anti-discrimination law
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 anti-discrimination law