Legislation and Legislative Action
Entries on legislation detail the history, enactment, and current status of the law, statute, or act. This also includes precedents, actions, and events that led to its formation, cases involved in its history, and consequences or lasting impact on civil liberties.
Petition of Right (1628)
Read the full storyPrivacy Protection Act, 94 Stat. 1879 (1980)
Read the full storyReligious Freedom Restoration Act
Read the full storySelective Draft Law Cases (1918), Selective Service Act of 1917
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Read the full storyTaft–Hartley Act of 1947
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Read the full storyVoting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965