Civil Rights & Liberties

Congress writes the laws against discrimination in jobs, schools, housing, public places and federally funded programs, and protections such as religious freedom, which agencies and courts enforce. It can’t narrow constitutional rights, and its power to enforce the 14th Amendment reaches only remedies courts find proportionate.Congress writes the laws against discrimination in jobs, schools, public places and federally funded programs, and protections for religious exercise. It can’t narrow constitutional rights, which the courts define.