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FILE - This July 2, 1964 file photo shows President Lyndon Baines Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Standing, from left, are Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill.; Rep. Clarence Brown, R-Ohio; Sen. Hubert Humphrey, D-Minn.; Rep. Charles Halleck, R-Ind.; Rep. William McCullough, R-Ohio; and Rep. Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered one of the most celebrated legislative achievements in U.S. history. Signed on July 2, 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, this law made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and barred unequal application of voter registration requirements. (AP Photo, File)
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5 things to know about the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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This Kumbaya moment from Congress is the best thing on the Internet today
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This Kumbaya moment from Congress is the best thing on the Internet today

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Civil Rights and Wrongs
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Civil Rights and Wrongs

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Pictures of suspects Jerad Miller and Amanda Miller are on display during a news conference, Monday, in Las Vegas. Police say two police officers, along with a bystander, were killed by Jerad and Amanda Miller yesterday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Will the Obama White House use the Las Vegas cop-killers as a pretext for new civil liberties abuse?

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The stories of the 128 lawsuits in 2013 range from beatings to shootings to shot with a Taser excessively, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. (Thinkstock)

Philadelphia police faced with jump in civil rights lawsuits

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Springfield events to celebrate Civil Rights Act

Springfield events to celebrate Civil Rights Act

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Oregon Republican Senate candidate Monica Wehby, talks to supporter Marvin Hausman in Lake Oswego, Ore., on March 19, 2014. Wehby has come under personal attack from incumbent Democrat Jeff Merkley. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)
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Democrats’ approach to civil rights has gone through the looking glass

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Religious Americans will keep fighting for traditional marriage

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Washington County deputy county clerk Jennifer Sharpshair, far left, shows the competed marriage license to Diana Rister, second right, and Amy Grigg, third left, of Morrow, Ark., on Monday, May 12, 2014, while granddaughters Callie, 9, right, and Harley, 5, look on, in Fayetteville, Ark. Rister and Grigg, who said they've been together for 14 years, were the first in line after the county began issuing licenses to same-sex couples following a judge's ruling overturning the state's ban. (AP Photos/Kurt Voigt)

History shades Arkansas’ gay marriage debate

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A proposed zoning ordinance amendment in Fairfax County, Va., would limit the number of people one could have in their home to 49 a day, and to exceed that limit more than 3 times in any 40-day period would be a violation of law. (Examiner File)
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Virginia county takes aim at home Bible studies, freedom of assembly

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