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The Department is awaiting the confirmations of Lisa Monaco, a domestic terrorism expert, and Vanita Gupta, a civil rights attorney. [read post]
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta stated that the report demonstrates the FBI’s “unwavering commitment”  and that the prosecution of hate crimes is a “top priorit[y]” for the Justice Department. [read post]
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta also thanked law students, their deans, and their clinical instructors for answering the call: “It is no exaggeration to say that the work you have done and are doing has saved lives. [read post]
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta commented on the settlement, saying: No words or amount of money can dimmish the immense tragedy of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs. [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]
Addressing the lawsuit, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta stated: SB 4 is clearly unconstitutional. [read post]
31 Jul 2015, 7:45 am by Robert Kraft
‘People with disabilities who travel must be able to count on getting the accessible cabin they reserve and the cruise lines must provide equal access to the choice of amenities and attractions that passengers expect from a major cruise company like Carnival Corporation,’ Vanita Gupta of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement. [read post]
21 May 2012, 12:45 pm by Ziv Steinberg
 Additionally, the Washington Legislative Office Director Laura Murphy will offer opening remarks and the panel will be moderated by ACLU Deputy Legal Director Vanita Gupta. [read post]
27 Feb 2023, 3:01 am by Kurt R. Karst
  The errata further stated that the Chief FOIA Officer was Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General of DOJ. [read post]
News & World Report published an op-ed by ACLU Deputy Legal Director Vanita Gupta on the recent spate of state proposals to require drug testing of individuals receiving many forms of public assistance. [read post]
12 Dec 2023, 10:08 am by Sader Law Firm
In an article from the Wall Street Journal, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta discussed how courts are agreeing with the recommendations to discharge student loans from eligible cases. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 10:40 am by Joseph Fishkin
--Urja Mittal, Lina Khan, Jake Struebing, and Brian HighsmithFriday, October 162:15pm-3:00pm - Opening Keynote: Acting Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta3:05pm-4:20pm - Panel 1: Economic Inequality as a Threat to DemocracyJacob Hacker, James Kwak, Jedediah Purdy, Wendy WeiserThis panel will discuss the ways that extreme inequality strains -- and perhaps even precludes -- democratic practice. [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 3:25 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
"DOJ critical of using arrest warrants for collectionsI'm thrilled to see my old pal Vanita Gupta at the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department targeting excessive fines and fees and debtors' prison policies. [read post]
16 Sep 2021, 1:10 pm by Christiana Wayne
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said during the press conference announcing the review, “The Civil Rights Act’s Title VI guarantees equal opportunity and full participation in federally-funded programs. [read post]
13 Mar 2021, 1:07 pm by Victoria Gallegos
  Sewell shared a livestream of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Lisa Monaco and Vanita Gupta to serve as top officials in the Justice Department. [read post]
18 Nov 2015, 7:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That's a common denominator in a large proportion of false convictions which result in exonerations.The DissentersHere's an interesting piece on the politics of judicial dissents.Cry me a river: PDs grouse about federal consent decreesThe Washington Post and PBS Frontline examined major DOJ interventions at police departments in a story which finds our old pal Vanita Gupta called to account for agency actions taken years before she assumed control of the Civil Rights… [read post]
19 Apr 2013, 1:35 pm by Alex Vitrak
A group of criminal justice researchers and reform advocates, including the ACLU’s Vanita Gupta and Kara Dansky, released a paper this week proposing a revitalized model for justice reinvestment—the strategy of reducing prison populations through policy reform and using the cost savings to invest in high-incarceration communities to make them safer, stronger, and more equitable. [read post]
15 Jul 2018, 7:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Ted Cruz to support the federal FIRST-STEP Act, which regrettably puts us at odds with some national reform groups like the ACLU and the Leadership Conference (now headed by our old pal Vanita Gupta, lately of Obama-Administration fame).Other #cjreformers like Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the #Cut50 campaign, and Right on Crime support the measure.Decision TimeAs Just Liberty's Policy Director, I had to make my own assessment. [read post]
11 May 2012, 2:09 pm by Suzanne Ito
The ACLU's Vanita Gupta and Inimai Chettiar talk about how the bill comes up short here, and the ACLU of Oklahoma's Executive Director Ryan Kiesel offers his criticisms of the bill here. [read post]