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NC Statutes and Court Procedures
North Carolina Statutes
(Separate Website)
The North Carolina General Assembly is offering access to the Statutes on the Internet as a service to the public. These statutes are the general laws that govern North Carolina's legal system.
By: North Carolina General Assembly
Americans with Disabilities Act
(Separate Website)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. The ADA also establishes requirements for telecommunications relay services.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
North Carolina Fair Housing Act
(Separate Website)
This is the official State Fair Housing Act in North Carolina by the Department of Administration's Human Relations Commission
By: NC Department of Administration
Protecting Your Civil Rights
(Separate Website)
If you believe that you have been discriminated against and want to file a complaint with the Federal Government, this is where you can find helpful information.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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Spanish / Español
Civil Rights about Education
(Separate Website)
The Office for Civil Rights looks to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.
By: U.S. Department of Education - Office of Civil Rights
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Spanish / Español
Civil Rights-Related Information for People with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Find civil rights-related information from the Federal government for people with disabilities from this section of the DisabilityInfo.gov web site, including information about: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Other Disability Rights Laws, Community Access, Community Rights and Responsibilities, Educational Rights, Employment Rights and Responsibilities, Health Rights, Housing Rights, Technology Rights, and Transportation Rights.
By: Disability.Gov
Free Speech
(Separate Website)
It is no accident that freedom of speech is protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
By: American Civil Liberties Union
Guide to Disability Rights Laws
(Separate Website)
This document provides a description of the Federal civil rights laws protecting people with disabilities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Telecommunications Act, Fair Housing Act, Air Carrier Access Act, Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, National Voter Registration Act, Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Rehabilitation Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act. The document contains other sources of disability rights information as well.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Register to Vote
(Separate Website)
This website guides you through the voting registration process.
By: United States Election Assistance Committee
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Spanish / Español
Rights and Responsibilites After 18
(Separate Website)
This guidebook from the NC Bar Association explains the new rights and responsibilities under state and federal law and some practical tips and resources that may be helpful.
By: North Carolina Bar Association
Senior Rights Protection
(Separate Website)
Services, Hotlines, Fact Sheets, and Advocacy for senior citizens.
By: NC Department of Health and Human Services
Sex Trafficking
(Separate Website)
Sex trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act is under the age of 18 years. Enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) made sex trafficking a serious violation of Federal law. The TVPA also recognizes labor trafficking, which is discussed in a separate fact sheet.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Chinese / 中文
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Spanish / Español
The Bill of Rights
(Separate Website)
This publication by the US Department of State lists the Bill of Rights that the Constitution of the United States guarantees to all of its citizens.
By: US Department of State
The Whistleblower Protection Program
(Separate Website)
The U.S. Department of Labor oversees the Whistleblower Protection Program. This website provides an overview of the program as well as links to information on protections for workers in specific industries such as trucking, environment, aviation and public transportation.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Using the Freedom of Information Act: A Step-by-Step Guide
(Separate Website)
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was passed by Congress in 1966 and amended in 1974. FOIA creates procedures so that any member of the public may obtain the records of the agencies of the federal government. The purpose of this Guide is to help you exercise your right to "open agency action to the light of public scrutiny." This document contains detailed information, instructions and sample letters designed to help you make an effective FOIA request.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Disabled
(Separate Website)
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 generally requires polling places across the United States to be physically accessible to people with disabilities for federal elections.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Voting and Elections
(Separate Website)
This page contains basic information about elections and voting, including information about How to Contact Elected Officials, the Electoral College, History of Voting Rights, Legislation and Reform, Registering to Vote, Volunteering and Contributions and much more.
By: USA.gov
Voting Rights
(Separate Website)
40 Years of Progress, and a Call to Reauthorize
Five months after "Bloody Sunday," a united Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which has become one of the most successful civil rights laws in America's history.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
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