Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
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The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 is a U.S. federal law that broadened the scope of civil rights protections by ensuring that institutions receiving any federal funds must comply with anti-discrimination laws across all of their programs and activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Civil Rights Restoration Act | 1 |
| Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4862848 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 Context triple: [Grove City College v. Bell, ledTo, Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987]
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A.
Civil Rights Act of 1991
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened and expanded workplace discrimination protections, including by enhancing employees’ rights to sue and recover damages for intentional discrimination.
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B.
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that formally acknowledged and apologized for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and provided monetary reparations to surviving victims.
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C.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first major U.S. civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, aimed primarily at protecting African Americans’ voting rights and establishing a federal Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.
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D.
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 is an Indian law that criminalizes and seeks to eliminate the practice of untouchability and related forms of discrimination, particularly against Scheduled Castes.
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E.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 Target entity description: The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 is a U.S. federal law that broadened the scope of civil rights protections by ensuring that institutions receiving any federal funds must comply with anti-discrimination laws across all of their programs and activities.
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A.
Civil Rights Act of 1991
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened and expanded workplace discrimination protections, including by enhancing employees’ rights to sue and recover damages for intentional discrimination.
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B.
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that formally acknowledged and apologized for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and provided monetary reparations to surviving victims.
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C.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first major U.S. civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, aimed primarily at protecting African Americans’ voting rights and establishing a federal Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.
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D.
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 is an Indian law that criminalizes and seeks to eliminate the practice of untouchability and related forms of discrimination, particularly against Scheduled Castes.
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E.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ |
| affects |
colleges and universities
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hospitals receiving federal funds ⓘ private schools receiving federal funds ⓘ public schools ⓘ state and local government programs receiving federal funds ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
educational institutions
ⓘ
health care institutions ⓘ other programs receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ recipients of federal financial assistance ⓘ social service agencies ⓘ |
| clarifiesApplicationOf |
Age Discrimination Act of 1975
ⓘ
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
linked to:
Title IX
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 100th United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateEnacted | 1988-03-22 ⓘ |
| defines |
program or activity
ⓘ
program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementBy |
U.S. Department of Education
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ other federal agencies providing financial assistance ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
institution-wide coverage
ⓘ
program or activity definition ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Taxing and Spending Clause
|
| legalEffect |
expanded coverage of federal civil rights statutes
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reversed narrow interpretations of civil rights coverage by the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| overrodeVetoOf | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| policyArea |
anti-discrimination law
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civil rights ⓘ education policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to broaden the scope of civil rights protections in federally funded institutions
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to clarify that civil rights laws apply institution-wide when any part receives federal funds ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 100-259 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Title IX regulations
ⓘ
linked to:
Title IX
federal funding conditions ⓘ |
| respondsTo | Grove City College v. Bell ⓘ |
| responseType | legislative override of judicial interpretation ⓘ |
| scope | all operations of an institution if any part receives federal funds ⓘ |
| shortName |
Civil Rights Restoration Act
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linked to:
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
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| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
age discrimination
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color discrimination ⓘ disability discrimination ⓘ national origin discrimination ⓘ race discrimination ⓘ sex discrimination in education ⓘ |
| vetoedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 Description of subject: The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 is a U.S. federal law that broadened the scope of civil rights protections by ensuring that institutions receiving any federal funds must comply with anti-discrimination laws across all of their programs and activities.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987