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10-30-08 Department of Justice to Monitor Polls in 23 States Across the Nation on Election Day

10-22-08 Third Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Anti-Muslim Vandalism in Massachusetts

10-22-08 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Massachusetts Secretary of State for Noncompliance with Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

10-21-08 U.S. Indicts Former Chicago Police Cmdr. On Perjury, Obstruction of Justice Charges Related to Alleged Torture and Physical Abuse

10-14-08 Connecticut Man Sentenced to 360 Months in Prison for Leading Brutal Sex Trafficking Ring That Victimized U.S. Citizens

10-14-08 Justice Department Files Suit Against Vermont, Secretary of State Markowitz for Noncompliance with Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

10-10-08 Justice Department Announces Agreement with Waller County, Texas, to Remedy Alleged Violations of Voting Rights Statutes

10-9-08 Justice Department Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination by Lancaster, Penn. Apartment Owner, Managing Agent Against Persons with Disabilities

10-7-08 Former Montgomery County, Maryland Man Sentenced for Holding a Nigerian Teenage Girl in Involuntary Servitude

10-6-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Alabama

10-3-08 Justice Department to Monitor Primary Elections in Louisiana

10-3-08 Former Arizona Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

10-2-08 Former Oklahoma Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge

10-1-08 Former Congressional Candidate Indicted on Federal Obstruction of Justice Charge

10-1-08 First of Six Defendants in Labor Trafficking Ring Sentenced Today

9-30-08 Gary, Indiana Former Police Chief Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Violation

9-30-08 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit with Louisiana Landlord Alleging Discrimination Against Families with Children

9-30-08 Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Maine Courts to Reduce Language Barriers

9-29-08 Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

9-29-08 Justice Department Resolves Case Alleging Race Discrimination by Alabama Bank

9-29-08 Justice Department Settlement Resolves Allegations of Discrimination Against Borrowers on Indian Reservations

9-29-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-based Housing Discrimination at Seven Nashville-Area Complexes

9-26-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the City of Dayton, Ohio Alleging Race Discrimination in the Hiring of Firefighters and Police Officers

9-26-08 Department of Justice Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Spartanburg County, South Carolina

9-26-08 Winder, Georgia Public Housing Authority Settles Race Discrimination Housing Complaint with Justice Department

9-25-08 Two Charged with Hate Crime for Anti-Muslim Vandalism in Revere, Massachusetts

9-23-08 Statement of Acting Assistant Attorney General Grace Chung Becker Regarding the Decision Not to Utilize Criminal Prosecutors as Monitors in Polling Places on Election Day

9-22-08 Justice Department Reaches Voting Rights Settlement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

9-18-08 Justice Department Sues Owners and On-Site Manager of Kansas City Apartment Complex for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

9-16-08 Three Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges in Puerto Rico

9-15-08 Justice Department to Monitor Primary Election in Massachusetts

9-9-08 Two Kansas City, Missouri Men Receive Multiple Life Sentences for Racially-Motivated Murder

9-8-08 Justice Department Meets with Civil Rights Groups to Discuss Plans for Protecting Ballot Access

9-8-08 Justice Department Sues Bloomingdale, Georgia Landlord for Sexual Harassment and Race Discrimination

9-8-08 Justice Department to Monitor Primary Elections in New York City

9-4-08 Pennsylvania Man Charged for Threatening African-American Coworker with a Hangman’s Noose

9-4-08 $1 Million Judgment in Sexual Harassment Case Against Cincinnati Landlord

9-3-08 Justice Department Hosts Conference on Increasing Access to Services by Limited English Proficient Individuals

9-3-08 Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking, Alien Smuggling Charges in Florida

8-29-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Arizona

8-25-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by the City of Fort Pierce, Florida Against an African-American City Employee

8-25-08 Justice Department to Monitor Three Local Elections in Alabama and Florida

8-22-08 California Man Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Crime for Race-Motivated Threats

8-22-08 Justice Department Sues Smalltownpapers, Inc. to Enforce Employment Rights of Air Force Reservist

8-21-08 Justice Department Reaches Agreement to Protect Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist

8-19-08 Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges

8-15-08 Former Grant County, Kentucky Detention Center Officers Found Guilty of Civil Rights Violations in Teenager Rape Case

8-13-08 Operation Home Sweet Home Results in Florida Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against African-Americans

8-12-08 Justice Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission File Lawsuit Against the Housing Authority of El Paso, Texas

8-11-08 Two Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations in Connection with Police Home-Invasion Robberies

8-11-08 Two Former Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted on Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges

8-8-08 Former Grant County, Kentucky, Detention Center Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Crime

8-5-08 Former Jackson, Mississippi Police Officer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sexually Assaulting a Detainee

8-5-08 Former Gary, Indiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Police Report

7-28-08 Justice Department Announces Agreement Protecting Puerto Rican and Spanish-Speaking Voters in Penns Grove, New Jersey

7-25-08 The Department of Justice Commemorates the 18th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

7-25-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the City of Marion, Alabama to Defend Employment Rights of Alabama National Guard

7-24-08 Former Florida Correctional Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

7-23-08 St. Louis Women Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges

7-23-08 Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

7-23-08 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Humboldt County, California, to Ensure Civic Access for Persons with Disabilities

7-22-08 Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Admits Her Role in an Organization That Forced Young Mexican Women into Prostitution in New York

7-21-08 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by Colorado Springs Police Department

7-21-08 Department of Justice Announces Grants for Training on Prevention of Immigration-related Job Discrimination

7-18-08 Mexican National Sentenced for Role in Sex-Trafficking Ring in the Carolinas

7-18-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the City of Ecorse, Michigan Alleging Sex Discrimination

7-17-08 Former South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge

7-17-08 Justice Department Sues Montgomery, Alabama Property Manager and Owners for Sexual Harassment

7-16-08 Two Oregon Men Indicted for Federal Hate Crimes

7-16-08 Former Montgomery County, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Holding Teenage Nigerian Girl in Involuntary Servitude

7-14-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Georgia

7-11-08 Former Foreign Service Officer Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges

7-10-08 Long Island, New York School Agrees to Admit Students with Diabetes

7-10-08 North Carolina Corrections Officer Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges

7-10-08 Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Library Under Americans with Disabilities Act

7-9-08 Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi and His Two Bodyguards Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

7-9-08 Six San Juan Municipal Police Department Officers Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations in the Death of a Puerto Rican Man

7-8-08 Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Medical Weight Loss Clinic

7-7-08 Bus Operator Will Provide Accessible Service for Individuals in Wheelchairs

7-2-08 Fact Sheet: Protecting Voting Rights and Preventing Election Fraud

6-30-08 Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Improve Conditions at a Nebraska Developmental Center

6-24-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the City of Dallas Alleging Race Discrimination and Retaliation

6-24-08 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Landlords in Scranton, Pennsylvania

6-23-08 Former Los Angeles Police Officer, Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy, and Two Co-conspirators Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

6-23-08 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Mississippi

6-12-08 Former Foreign Service Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charges

6-12-08 Five Fayette County, Kentucky, Corrections Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

6-10-08 Justice Department Files Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against the City of Jackson, Alabama

6-10-08 South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge

6-9-08 North Carolina Corrections Officers Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges

6-9-08 Justice Department to Monitor Election in South Carolina

6-6-08 Muncie, Indiana, Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Cross Burning Case

6-4-08 King County, Washington, Sheriff's Deputy Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation and Perjury

6-4-08 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit in Florida Against Fountain View Apartments, Inc. and Its On-site Manager

6-4-08 The Department of Justice Proposes New Rules to Implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

6-3-08 Settlement Agreement Will Ensure Accessibility at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

6-2-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Alabama, California, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota

5-29-08 Justice Department Settles Idaho Lawsuit Alleging Housing Discrimination on Behalf of Persons with Disabilities

5-29-08 Bell, California, Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

5-27-08 Justice Department Settles Disability Discrimination Case with Connecticut Landlord for $115,000

5-23-08 DOJ Settles Lawsuit with Robertson Fire Protection District of St. Louis for Racially Based Discrimination and Retaliation

5-23-08 Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Protect the Rights of Servicemembers and Veterans

5-21-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Discriminated against Female Employees on the Basis of their Sex

5-20-08 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit in Louisiana against Reggie and Kim Collier

5-20-08 Miami, Florida, Schoolteacher and Ex-Husband Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Smuggling Charges

5-20-08 California Man Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Crime for Race-Motivated Threats

5-19-08 Two Kansas City, Missouri, Men to be Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racially Motivated Murder

5-19-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Gibson County, Tennessee, to Enforce the Employment Rights of Tennessee Army National Guardsman

5-15-08 Cleveland, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Racially Motivated Threats

5-15-08 Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Arizona on Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies

5-12-08 Former Los Angeles Police Officer and Co-Conspirator Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

5-12-08 Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling

5-12-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Nebraska and New Jersey

5-9-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

5-8-08 Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking and Transporting Illegal Aliens in Los Angeles

5-8-08 Jury Convicts two Kansas City, Missouri, Men for Racially-Motivated Murder

5-7-08 Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges in Florida

5-7-08 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit against City of Satsuma, Alabama

5-5-08 Former Long Beach, California, Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

5-1-08 Former Federal Prison Supervisor Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

5-1-08 iGate Mastech Inc. to Pay $45,000 in Civil Penalties to Settle Discrimination Claim

5-1-08 Justice Department Settles Race and Familial Status Discrimination Case against Virginia Beach Landlord

5-1-08 Justice Department Obtains Back Pay for Air Force Veteran in Settlement with Wal-Mart

5-1-08 Former Del Rio, Texas, Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

4-30-08 Former Grant County, Kentucky Deputy Jailer Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case

4-28-08 Two Men Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges

4-25-08 Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime

4-25-08 Mexican National Sentenced for Role in Carolinas Sex-Trafficking Ring

4-24-08 Former State Prison Supervisor Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice-Related Charge

4-23-08 Former Oklahoma Corrections Officer Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation

4-21-08 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Pennsylvania

4-18-08 Forest Park, Illinois, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation

4-18-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit against New York State Department of Correctional Services to Enforce the Employment Rights of New York Air National Guardsman

4-17-08 Two Indicted in San Antonio in Connection with Federal Civil Rights Investigation

4-17-08 Department of Justice Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act

4-17-08 Justice Department Settles Class Action Lawsuit with American Airlines Regarding Employment Rights of Military Pilots

4-16-08 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Suit against the Osceola County, Florida School Board

4-9-08 Former Dallas Transit Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation

4-8-08 Former South Carolina Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

4-8-08 Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit against Richmond, Missouri, Landlord

4-8-08 Justice Department to Monitor Election in California

4-7-08 Hartford Man Sentenced for Role in Trafficking Ring

4-3-08 Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Charges

4-3-08 Chicago Police Officer Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation

4-1-08 Houston Women Sentenced for Human Trafficking Related Charges

4-1-08 Connecticut Woman Sentenced for Role in Sex Trafficking Ring

4-1-08 Former Wrestler Sentenced on Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor Charges

3-31-08 Department of Justice Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit against North Carolina A & T State University

3-31-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Wal-mart Stores, Inc., to Defend Employment Rights of Air Force Veteran

3-27-08 Federal Corrections Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges Related to Fatal Assault

3-26-08 Three Men Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations in Arson of Islamic Center in Tennessee

3-20-08 Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Case against Apartment Complex Maintenance Worker

3-20-08 Two Illinois Men Indicted on Federal Hate Crime

3-18-08 Justice Department Announces Memorandum of Agreement with Town of Mattawa, Washington, and Mattawa Police Department

3-17-08 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Case with Georgetown County, South Carolina, Board of Education

3-14-08 Former Corrections Officers Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

3-13-08 Co-Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Former Wrestler’s Sex Trafficking Ring

3-12-08 Man Sentenced to 10 Years For Role in San Antonio Sex-trafficking Ring

3-11-08 Muncie, Indiana, Man Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Violations After Burning Cross

3-10-08 Hyattsville, Maryland, Man Convicted of Coercing 14 Year-old Foreign Girl into Prostitution

3-10-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Mississippi

3-10-08 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with University of Michigan Concerning Football Stadium’s Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

3-6-08 Former Franklin County, Alabama, District Attorney Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

3-6-08 Gary, Indiana Police Chief, Deputy Chief, and Sergeant Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations

3-5-08 Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Justice Release New Guidance on “Reasonable Modifications” under the Fair Housing Act

3-4-08 Three Miami-Area Residents Found Guilty of Federal Human Trafficking and Smuggling Charges

3-4-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Gender Discrimination and Retaliation by the Puerto Rico Police Department

3-3-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

2-29-08 Three Memphis, Tennessee Men Sentenced for Role in Sex Trafficking Ring

2-29-08 Justice Department Settles Race Discrimination Case Against Milwaukee Re/Max Offfice, Real Estate Agent and Homeowner

2-27-08 San Antonio Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Sex Trafficking Ring

2-26-08 Chinese Woman Sentenced for Role in Saipan Sex Trafficking Ring

2-25-08 South Dakota Hotel Owners Sentenced for Involuntary Servitude Offenses

2-19-08 Justice Department Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Waukegan, Illinois

2-15-08 Justice Department Settles Claims Under the Help America Vote Act with Bolivar County, Mississippi

2-12-08 Complaint Filed Against Three Men of Columbia, Tennessee for Vandalizing Islamic Center

2-11-08 Justice Department Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Against Virginia Beach Nightclub Owner

2-7-08 One Former and Two Current Lucas County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations

2-5-08 Former Olive Branch, Mississippi, Police Officers Plead Guilty in Civil Rights Case

2-4-08 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York

2-4-08 Justice Department Announces Public Education Campaign Grants to Fight Immigration-related Employment Discrimination

2-4-08 Memphis Man Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation in Killing of African-american Code Enforcement Officer

1-31-08 Former Olive Branch, Mississippi Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights-related Case

1-30-08 Former Los Angeles Police Officer and Former Long Beach Police Officer Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights

1-30-08 Justice Department Reaches Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Tennessee Presidential Primary Elections

1-28-08 Tacoma Woman Sentenced for Holding Domestic Servant in Forced Labor

1-28-08 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Florida

1-24-08 Three Grant County, Kentucky, Detention Center Officials Indicted for Civil Rights Violation

1-24-08 Georgia Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Sex Trafficking and Mann Act Charges

1-24-08 Louisiana Man Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations for Nooses Targeting “Jena Six” Marchers

1-24-08 Former American Samoan Prison Warden and Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

1-22-08 Federal Court Rules Port Chester, New York's System of Election Discriminates Against Hispanic Voters in Violation of the Voting Rights Act

1-22-08 Operation Home Sweet Home: Justice Department Settles Massachusetts Discrimination Case on Behalf of Asian-americans

1-19-08 Fact Sheet: Safeguarding Civil Rights During 2007

1-18-08 Justice Department Settles Muslim Corrections Officer Religious Liberty Case

1-18-08 Former U.S. Deputy Marshal Sentenced to 24 Months on Civil Rights-Related Charges

1-18-08 Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit with Albany, New York, Developers

1-18-08 Operation Home Sweet Home Results in Discrimination Lawsuit Against Roseville, Michigan Apartment Owner and Manager

1-17-08 Immokalee, Florida, Family Charged with Forcing Immigrants into Farm Labor

1-17-08 Former Kentucky State Trooper Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations and Witness Tampering

1-14-08 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Mississippi

1-9-08 Former American Samoan Government Official Sentenced for Obstruction of Federal Sex Trafficking Investigation

1-4-08 Indiana Man Sentenced for Role in Cross-burning

1-4-08 Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Case with Orange County, California, Landlords

1-4-08 Two Chinese Nationals Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Charges in American Samoa

For Civil Rights Division press releases from 1999-2007, please refer to the the Civil Rights Division Press Release Archive.

For Office of Special Counsel press releases translated into Spanish,
please refer to the Office of Special Counsel site.

For prior press releases, please search the Office of Public Affairs Site.

Updated 2008-07-25