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22 Feb 2017, 5:55 am by SHG
Vanita Gupta, who led the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under Obama, said repealing the guidance — which interprets federal law — would not eliminate protections provided by the laws themselves. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 6:35 am by Jonathan Bailey
Those sources include Vanita Gupta, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division under President Barack Obama, the Education Department website and passages from U.S. legal code. [read post]
22 Jan 2017, 4:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
 Here's a useful Texas Appleseed handout promoting bail reform.See a roundup of state decarceration initiatives from 2016.Proud of my friend Vanita Gupta as she leaves the DOJ Civil Rights division. [read post]
28 Dec 2016, 5:03 am by SHG
There is fear that we may lose all this with the change from Vanita Gupta, chief of OCR, to someone who is less devoted to protecting and defending people’s constitutional rights. [read post]
6 Dec 2016, 3:59 am by SHG
But not Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and head of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 5:49 am by Patricia Salkin
“The Fair Housing Act helps protect open, free and integrated communities,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. [read post]
7 Oct 2016, 8:32 am by Deborah Hammonds
“Ensuring that law enforcement agencies represent the diversity of the communities they serve can help restore trust and improve policing,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. [read post]
14 Aug 2016, 10:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(They quoted our pal Vanita Gupta declaring there's a mismatch between community expectations and legal requirements on police shootings.)Focus more on proportionality in use-of-force policies and training.Adopt deescalation as a formal agency policy.Create a "duty to intervene& [read post]
6 Jul 2016, 7:20 am by Robert Kraft
” Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in a statement that “people with disabilities deserve privacy, autonomy and dignity. [read post]
23 May 2016, 1:13 pm by Alyson Grine
According to the authors, Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Department, and Lisa Foster, Director of the Office for Access to Justice, “[T]he harm caused by unlawful practices . . . can be profound. [read post]
23 May 2016, 1:13 pm by Alyson Grine
According to the authors, Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Department, and Lisa Foster, Director of the Office for Access to Justice, “[T]he harm caused by unlawful practices . . . can be profound. [read post]
16 May 2016, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
"  In the plea agreement, the government recommends a sentence of probation, with two months home detention, plus any fine or restitution set by the court.Head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Vanita Gupta, mentioned this case among others in reviewing the government's recent hate crime prosecutions. [read post]
14 May 2016, 5:55 am by SHG
It is not up to Vanita Gupta, Catherine Lhamon, even Loretta Lynch, to decide that now is the time to impose a fundamental restructuring of social norms by unilateral fiat, the power of the purse, and, they hope, a judge who is sufficiently agreeable to take one more baby step, but rather than go in the straight line, take a step to the left. [read post]
13 May 2016, 6:02 am by SHG
Lhamon, the assistant secretary of education for civil rights, and Vanita Gupta, the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. [read post]
10 May 2016, 5:58 pm by Joy Waltemath
“Under H.B. 2, nontransgender state employees may access restrooms and changing facilities that are consistent with their gender identity in public buildings, while transgender state employees may not,” wrote Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta. [read post]
9 May 2016, 9:45 am by Jaclyn Belczyk
Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta stated that the bill specifically... [read post]
6 May 2016, 3:37 am by SHG
Perhaps you agree with Vanita Gupta and Catherine Lhamon. [read post]
4 May 2016, 3:37 pm by Marty Lederman
Vanita Gupta, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, sent this letter today to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, informing him of DOJ's conclusion that North Carolina is engaged in a "pattern and practice" of unlawful employment discrimination on the basis of sex, in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, against the State's transgender employees. [read post]