CRT's Backlog Reduction Goals for FY 2008-2010
Electronic Reading Room 9/5/2008In compliance with the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act, the Civil Rights Division FOIA Branch has selected these records as containing subject matter that has become or is likely to become the subject of periodic or repeated FOIA requests.Component Information from DOJ Reference Guide
The Civil Rights Division (CRT) conducts the litigation of cases to secure equal opportunity in the areas of employment, education, housing, voting, public accommodations and facilities, and Federally assisted programs. CRT is also responsible for enforcing the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act through the investigation and prosecution of charges filed on the basis of citizenship status or national origin. It also prosecutes criminal violations of Federal civil rights statutes. The Division maintains records of all its legal cases, correspondence, and memoranda, as well as records on certain individuals protected under civil rights statutes. Records maintained include those relating to the administration of the office.
A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the DepartmentSpecial information required to make a FOIA request: None
Publicly available information for which a FOIA request is not required:
The Disability Rights Section and the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) have numerous publications available to the public through each section's public information office.If interested in such information, please contact the office listed above or visit their web pages. ADA Home Page OSC Home Page
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