Briefing Reports
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An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States In 2018, the Commission assessed minority voter access around the country, and evaluated the Department of Justice’s enforcement of the Voting Rights Act since 2006, in particular after the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision. |
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Contemporary Civil Rights Challenges: A View from the States - 2018 Survey of the State Advisory Committees This report details the Commission’s survey of SAC members, capturing data on which civil rights issues SAC members believe should be prioritized. |
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Higher Education Access, Persistence, and Completion for Students of Color The Commission examined the extent to which financial aid funding and awards under the Higher Education Act of 1964 and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 affect enrollment rates of students of color in colleges and universities awarding bachelors’ degrees. |
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Public Education Funding Inequity in an Era of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation This report addresses pervasive disparities in funding for public education, and offers actionable recommendations with a goal of improving educational opportunity and student achievement across all segments of our nation’s student population. |
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Targeted Fines and Fees Against Communities of Color This report examines the reality and real harm of cities imposing fines and fees on residents to raise city funds rather than to secure legal compliance and increase public safety and DOJ’s enforcement efforts to encourage constitutional practices and hold jurisdictions accountable for constitutional violations. |