Legal News for Mon 4/6 - Powell Subpoenas Blocked Again, Ruling Against Federal College Race-data Demands and WH Ballroom Fight Continues
This Day in Legal History: Civil Rights Act of 1968
On April 6, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 into law, marking a major expansion of federal civil rights protections. Commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, the legislation aimed to eliminate discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. It prohibited unequal treatment based on race, religion, and national origin, later expanding to include sex and other protected characteristics. The law emerged during a period of national unrest, passed just days after the assassination of Martin Luther…
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