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U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Rights Division

SPECIAL LITIGATION SECTION

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.

What's New 04/16/2004

  • Investigation of the Cheltenham Youth Facility in Cheltenham, Maryland, and the Charles H. Hickey, Jr., School in Baltimore, Maryland (PDF) (04/09/2004)

  • Re: North Carolina's Public Mental Health Hospitals, Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, Broughton Hospital in Morganton, Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, and John Umstead Hospital in Butner  (PDF) (3/17/2004)

  • MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF NEVADA (PDF) (2/23/2004)

  • Re: Request for Applications to Serve as Independent Monitor for Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States and Prince George's County. (PDF) (2/23/2004)

  • Re: Metropolitan State Hospital, Norwalk, California  (PDF) (2/19/2004)

  • Re: Agreement to Conclude DOJ's Investigation of the Cleveland Division of Police's Use of Deadly Force  (PDF) (02/12/2004)

  • Re: Nim Henson Geriatric Center, Kentucky (PDF) (Findings Letter Sent 03/06/03)

  • Investigation of Three Arizona Juvenile Justice Facilities  (PDF) (01/23/2004)

  • Investigation of the Prince George's County Police Department, Prince George's County, Maryland (01/22/2004)

    • Index

    Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons

    Complaints Briefs

    Conduct of Law Enforcement Agencies

    Complaints Briefs

    Access to Reproductive Health Clinics and places of Religious Worship

    Complaints Briefs

    Other Resources

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