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1 Jun 2011, 1:16 pm by David Ingram
This week, The National Law Journal reported that the Civil Rights Division under Perez has hired back several lawyers who left during the George W. [read post]
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ), issued a public statement regarding the Division’s intent to lead a coordinated civil rights response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. [read post]
23 Aug 2007, 11:51 am
Schlozman, who previously had served as acting chief of the DOJ Civil Rights Division [ [read post]
23 Jul 2006, 10:34 am
[JURIST] Less than half of lawyers hired to work in the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division [official website] since 2003 have a background in civil rights, according to resumes obtained by the Boston Globe through a Freedom of Information Act request. [read post]
” The Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department stated that “Police misconduct in smaller communities may not always garner national attention, but rest assured, the Justice Department is watching. [read post]
17 Oct 2014, 2:16 pm by Andrew M. Ironside
NYTimes's Jesse Wegman calls President Obama's selection of the ACLU's Vanita Gupta to run the DOJ's Civil Rights Division an "inspired" but "risky" decision. [read post]
11 Jun 2008, 5:58 am
Joi Hyatte, a paralegal in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights division, has filed suit against the DOJ, alleging that she has been passed over for promotions because she is African-American. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 2:23 am
[JURIST] US Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez [official profile] said Thursday that the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official websites] plans to increase its efforts to prosecute hate crimes. [read post]
16 Oct 2014, 7:09 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Wow, do I have mixed feelings about the Obama Administration nominating Vanita Gupta to head DOJ's Civil Rights division. [read post]
4 Mar 2015, 3:49 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
”  “While the findings in Ferguson are very serious and the list of needed changes is long, the record of the Civil Rights Division’s work with police departments across the country shows that if the Ferguson Police Department truly commits to community policing, it can restore the trust it has lost,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta of the Civil Rights Division. [read post]
24 May 2012, 4:20 pm
Department of Justice (DOJ) clarified its position regarding the constitutional rights implicated when an individual records police activity was made public on the DOJ's Civil Rights Division website. [read post]
In a recent enforcement action against GM, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division emphasized that employers subject to export control obligations must still comply with federal laws against discrimination on the basis of immigration status, national origin or citizenship. [read post]
24 Feb 2009, 1:29 pm
This just in: The Los Angeles Daily Journal is reporting that President Obama has tapped Thomas Saenz to head the civil rights division at the Department of Justice. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 9:18 am by Peter Snyder
[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official website] announced [press release] Thursday that a civil rights investigation [DOJ findings, PDF] by the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] into the Cleveland Division of Police [official website] discovered "a pattern or practice of unreasonable and unnecessary use of force. [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 3:48 pm by Elder Law
A new publication by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice outlines the rights of returning service members with disabilities under the ADA. [read post]
15 Feb 2014, 7:03 am by Scott Andrews
The Louisiana Record reports that the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [read post]
18 Sep 2017, 12:36 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
From The Hill: As The Washington Post reported, DOJ’s civil rights division has for decades conducted “pattern or practice’’ probes of troubled police departments to determine whether there are systemic problems that require a court-appointed monitor to correct. [read post]
14 Jan 2009, 12:34 am
[JURIST] The former acting head of the Civil Rights Division at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] routinely discriminated against job applicants and employees [press release] who did not share his conservative political views, according to a report [text, PDF] released Tuesday. [read post]
3 Jun 2008, 6:53 pm
Legal Times is reporting (free registration required) that a 13-year veteran paralegal, Joi Hyatte, in the Civil Rights Division has filed a suit claiming she was discriminated and harassed by managers who repeatedly passed her over for advancement because she... [read post]
14 Aug 2020, 7:43 am by Cassandra Maas
Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division said: There is no such thing as a nice form of race discrimination. [read post]