The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, such as jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with physical handicaps, encompassing aspects such as hiring practices and the design of buildings intended to serve the public.
Rights protected by the U.S. Constitution, enforceable by court action, encompassing rights such as property ownership, court utilization, marriage, contract, and other legal benefits, including those outlined in federal statutes.
Discrimination involves applying special treatment (generally unfavorable) to an individual solely on the basis of the person's ethnicity, age, religion, or sex.
A constitutional guarantee embodied in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ensuring that no state shall deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Fair Housing Law is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, or national origin in the selling or renting of homes and apartments.
A nominal lump-sum tax imposed on individuals who vote in public elections, historically used as a disenfranchisement tool and ruled unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment.
