April is recognized as National Fair Housing Month to commemorate the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (known as the Fair Housing Act) on April 11, 1968. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the rental, sale, and financing of housing based on race, national origin, religious affiliation, or sex.
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Ex Libris Juris - HCLL Blog
What’s behind the name? “Ex Libris Juris” is Latin for “from the books of law” and much of the information here will relate to the legal information collected and curated by the Law Library. Additionally, “Ex Libris” has long appeared on bookplates – labels appearing inside the front cover of books – and has acquired the connoted meaning “from the library of” to show ownership of the book. Using this connotation, the phrase becomes “from the library of law” and better describes the posts about digital resources, event announcements, and research tips that will regularly appear here.