August 1985: Volume 1, Number 1
The Civil Rights Monitor is an annual publication that reports on civil rights issues pending before the three branches of government. The Monitor also provides a historical context within which to assess current civil rights issues. Previous issues of the Monitor are available online. Browse or search the archives
Introduction
Welcome to the first issue of the Civil Rights Monitor, a bimonthly newsletter of the Leadership Conference Education Fund (FUND). The purpose of the FUND is to support educational activities relevant to the activities of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - a coalition of 175 national organizations concerned with the establishment and enforcement of rights in law and the realization of those laws. The Civil Rights Monitor will provide information on federal enforcement efforts in civil rights, review relevant court cases, report on research of interest to the civil rights community, and summarize civil rights legislation.
Inside This Issue
Do The Civil Rights Statutes Still Exist?
Doj's Proposed Changes In Voting Procedures Challenged
Final Regulations Issued For Magnet Schools Assistance Program
The Justice Department's War On Affirmative Action
Credits
Many of the items presented in the newsletter come from the Task Forces of the LCCR Compliance and Enforcement Committee, chaired by William Taylor of the Center for National Policy Review. Task Forces and their chairpersons are: Education, Donna Gold of the National Education Association and Leslie Wolfe of the NOW Project on Equal Education Rights; Employment, David Brody of the AntiÓDefamation League and Claudia Withers of the Women's Legal Defense Fund; Housing, Glenda Sloane of the Center for National Policy Review; Women's Rights, Pat Reuss of the Women's Equity Action League.
