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...
group rights
hiring hall
A hiring hall refers to a system or organization, often operated by a union, where employers go to find employees to fill job openings. The union manages the process of referring workers to employers and ensures that workers are selected...
hors de combat
"Hors de combat" is a term used in international humanitarian law (IHL) which describes a soldier who cannot fight due to being sick, wounded, captured or incapacitated. These soldiers are not allowed to be attacked or harmed because they...
hostile work environment
In employment law, a hostile work environment when an employee is subjected to discrimination, harassment or retaliation on the basis of their membership or perceived membership in a protected group such as race, religion, gender, national...
human rights
Human rights refer to fundamental rights to which all human beings are equally entitled. Unlike rights bestowed by governments, human rights are both inalienable and universal, and exist regardless of whether a state chooses to recognize them...
human trafficking
Human trafficking is the illegal transportation or receipt of a person with the intent to exploit or hold that person captive. The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 is Congress’s framework for combating human...
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell (1988)
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46, is a U.S. Supreme Court case which ruled that First Amendment free speech protections require public figures to show that a publication contained a false statement of fact made with actual...
IEP
IEP is the abbreviation for Individualized Education Program, which was established under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Per 34 CFR §§ 300.320, and individualized education program or IEP is a written statement for a...
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) strengthened U.S. immigration laws, increasing penalties for undocumented immigrants who commit crimes while in the United States or who stay in the U.S. for...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In 2003, the Homeland Security Act separated ICE from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)....