Griggs v Duke Power Co is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which it was established that neutral employment practices that have a discriminatory effect can violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, even if the employer did not intend to...
civil rights
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Grutter v Bollinger is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a law school could consider race when making admissions decisions. The Court found that the law school had an interest in pursuing the educational benefits that...
guardian of the estate
Guardian of the estate refers to a type of guardianship where the court appoints a guardian to manage the finances of an individual. This type of guardian may be appointed for children, incapacitated adults, or spendthrifts in some...
guardian of the person
Guardian of the person is a type of guardianship where the guardian manages the personal affairs of the child, elderly person, or incapacitated individual such as medical needs, nutrition, rent, and transportation. Guardianship of the person...
guardianship
Guardianship refers to the legal role given to an individual to manage the personal activities (guardian of the person) or resources of another person (guardian of the estate) who cannot properly do so on their own. Guardianship often is used...
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507, is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that even people detained as enemy combatants have the constitutional right to challenge their detention before a neutral decision maker.
...hate crime
A hate crime is a criminal act motivated by another person's (usually the victim's) race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. It is also called a bias crime. A hate crime can be a crime...
Hate Crimes Act
Hate Crimes Act of 2009, which is also known as the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, is an act of Congress which was passed on October 22, 2009. The Hate Crimes Act defines the term hate crime as well as the...
HAVA
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was a major bipartisan piece of legislation that attempted to resolve many of the issues across the country in running elections highlighted by the 2000 presidential election. Some of the more important...
Help America Vote Act of 2002
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was a major bipartisan piece of legislation that attempted to resolve many of the issues across the country in running elections highlighted by the 2000 presidential election. Some of the more important...