The Special Litigation Section is an office within the Civil Rights Division
at the Department of Justice, charged with enforcing federal civil rights
statutes in four major areas; Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons, Conduct
of Law Enforcement Agencies, Access to Reproductive Health Clinics and places
of Religious Worship, and Religious Exercise of Institutionalized Persons. The Section undertakes investigations and litigation
through the United States and its territories. Overview
of the work of the Section.