1. Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Gail Heriot on Racial Disparities in Maternal Health
2. USCCR Statement on the Passing of Dr Walter Williams
3. Disparity Studies as Evidence of Discrimination in Federal Contracting
4. Affirmative Action in American Law Schools
5. Minorities in Special Education
6. The Multiethnic Placement Act: Minorities in Foster Care and Adoption
8. Encouraging Minority Students in Science Careers
9. English Only Policies and the Workplace
10. The Impact of Illegal Immigration on the Wages and Employment Opportunities of Black Workers
11. Race-Neutral Enforcement of the Law? DOJ and the New Black Panther Party Litigation
12. School Discipline and Disparate Impact
13. Assessing the Impact of Criminal Background Checks and the EEOC’s Conviction Records Policy
14. Patient Dumping
15. Sex Trafficking: A Gender-Based Violation of Civil Rights
16. With Liberty and Justice for All: The State of Civil Rights at Immigration Detention Facilities*
16a. Dissenting Statement of Gail Heriot
16b. Dissenting Statement of Peter Kirsanow
17. Peer to Peer Violence and Bullying: Examining the Federal Response
18. Peaceful Co-Existence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties
18b. Statement of Peter Kirsanow
18c. Rebuttal of Peter Kirsanow
19. Increasing Compliance with Section 7 of the NVRA
19a. Dissenting Statement of Gail Heriot and Peter Kirsanow
20a. Dissenting Statement of Gail Heriot
21. Public Education Funding Inequity in an Age of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation
21a. Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
21b. Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Gail Heriot
22. Targeted Fines and Fees Against Communities of Color
23a. Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Gail Heriot
24. Public Education Funding Inequity in an Era of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation
24a. Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
25. An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States
25a. Statement and Rebuttal of Commissioner Gail Heriot
26. Police Use of Force: Statement and Rebuttal by Commissioner Gail Heriot
27. Police Use of Force: Dissenting Statement by Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
28a. Statement of Commissioner Gail Heriot
28b. Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
29b. Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
30. In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Responding to Hate Crimes
30a. Statement of Commissioner Gail Heriot
30b. Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
31. Collateral Consequences: The Crossroads of Punishment, Redemption, and Effects on Communities
31a. Joint Statement of Commissioners Gail Heriot and Peter Kirsanow
32. Are Rights A Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
32a. Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
33. Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans
33a. Statement of Commissioner Gail Heriot
33b. Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
34. Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities
34a. Statement of Commissioner Gail Heriot
34b. Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
35. The Civil Rights Implications of Cash Bail: Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow
Note: These reports are posted here because they are on topics of general interest to the New American Civil Rights Project. Some of these reports contain essays written by individuals affiliated with the New American Civil Rights Project in their capacity as individual members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The reports also include work by members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and Commission staff who are not affiliated with the New American Civil Rights Project. The members of the New American Civil Rights Project do not necessarily agree with all of the content contained in either the body of the reports or of Commissioner statements signed by other Commissioners.