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12-31-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Kansas Air Force Reservist

12-30-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Enforce the Employment Rights of Alabama Army National Guardsman

12-22-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment by Muskegon County, Mich.

12-19-08 Washington, D.C. Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Unprovoked Assault on Marcher

12-19-08 Leader of Expansive Multi-State Sex-trafficking Ring Sentenced

12-19-08 Four Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Scheme to Enslave Farmworkers in Florida

12-19-08 Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Illinois on Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies

12-18-08 Member of Human Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges

12-15-08 The Justice Department Resolves Investigation Under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of Homecomings Financial, LLC

12-12-08 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination by the City of Bonita Springs, Florida

12-12-08 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with District of Columbia Over City’s Homeless Shelter Program

12-9-08 Justice Department Agreement with Chatham University Will Increase Campus Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

12-8-08 Former Grant County, Kentucky Detention Center Officers Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations in Teenager Rape Case

12-8-08 Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Medical Care Provider on Accommodations for Deaf, Hard of Hearing

12-2-08 Justice Department Reaches Agreement in Minority-Vote Dilution Lawsuit in Euclid, Ohio

11-26-08 West Virginia Man Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges for Allegedly Burning a Home

11-20-08 Men Charged with Conspiracy to Threaten and Kill African-Americans

11-19-08 Justice Department Sues Alabama for Failure to Protect Voting Rights of Overseas Citizens

11-19-08 Former Memphis Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

11-18-08 Member of Aryan Brotherhood Indicted for Bias-motivated Assault with Intent to Murder

11-14-08 Justice Department Seeks to Intervene in Suit to Enforce Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Virginia

11-14-08 Justice Department Lawsuit Seeks to Restore Employment Rights of North Carolina Army Reservist

11-13-08 Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination at Roseville, Michigan Apartment Complex

11-11-08 Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Protect the Rights of Servicemembers and Veterans

11-7-08 Justice Department Sues Evansville, Indiana Retirement Home for Discriminating Against Persons with Disabilities

11-5-08 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit in South Dakota

11-3-08 Two Men Plead Guilty to Burning Islamic Center in Tennessee

10-31-08 Fact Sheet: Protecting Voting Rights and Prosecuting Voter Fraud

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

10-30-08 Third Atlanta Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Elderly Woman

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

12-21-07 Livonia Man Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations for Threatening African-American Residents

12-17-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Mississippi and Texas

12-14-07 White Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes in Utah

12-14-07 Michigan Man Sentenced to 36 Months Imprisonment for Cross-burning

12-13-07 Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Forcing Two Juveniles into Prostitution

12-12-07 Justice Department Obtains Court Approval to Distribute $700,000 in Fair Housing Lawsuit

12-11-07 Justice Department Sues City of Colorado Springs Police Department for Retaliatory Non-promotion of Officer

12-7-07 Patrick Shen Appointed Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices

11-29-07 Three Former Milwaukee Police Officers Sentenced on Civil Rights-related Charges

11-29-07 Muncie, Indiana Man Indicted for Burning a Cross

11-26-07 Former Indiana Police Officer Indicted for Assaulting an Arrestee

11-23-07 Former Wrestler Found Guilty on Human Trafficking Charges in Georgia

11-20-07 Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit to Make the University of Michigan Football Stadium Accessible

11-20-07 Justice Department Announces Settlement With Swarthmore College to Increase Access for People With Disabilities

11-16-07 Statement of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey Regarding Today's Civil Rights March

11-15-07 Oregon White Supremacist Sentenced for Attack on Synagogue

11-6-07 Former Mississippi Corrections Officers Sentenced for Role in Abusing Inmates

11-6-07 Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Mississippi Bank and Former Bank Vice President

11-5-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Pennsylvania

11-5-07 Mississippi Police Department Officials Charged With Civil Rights Violation in Unjustified Use of Police Dog

11-2-07 Former Texas Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

11-2-07 Former Arkansas Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation

11-1-07 Former Mississippi Corrections Officer Sentenced for Role in Death of Inmate After Beating in Jail Booking Room

11-1-07 Former Franklin County District Attorney Convicted of Civil Rights Violations Against Probationers

10-26-07 Acting Attorney General Announces Results of Operation Home Sweet Home

10-25-07 Civil Rights Division Employees Honored for Outstanding Achievements

10-25-07 Sarasota County, Florida, to Pay $760,000 to Settle Group Home Lawsuit

10-25-07 Federal Court Rules Alabama in Compliance With Help America Vote Act

10-25-07 Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Case with Iowa Landlord

10-24-07 Philadelphia Woman Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime

10-23-07 Department of Justice Meets With NAACP and the Family of Martin Lee Anderson

10-18-07 Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Red Wing, Minnesota, Landlords

10-16-07 Former Tennessee Mental Health Aide Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Violations

10-15-07 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Clerk of Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Florida, to Defend Employment Rights of Army Reservist

10-5-07 Former Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

9-27-07 Justice Department Settles Georgia Lawsuit Alleging Housing Discrimination Against Guide Dog Users

9-27-07 Federal Settlement Agreement Will Make Sylvan Learning Center Tutoring Programs

9-27-07 Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning

9-26-07 Justice Department Announces Agreement Protecting the Rights of Hispanic and Spanish-speaking Voters in Kane County

9-26-07 Operation Home Sweet Home Results in Filing of Housing Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Asian-Americans in Lowell, Massachusetts

9-26-07 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-based Housing Discrimination in Savannah, Georgia

9-25-07 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Spokane, Washington, Developers, Architects, And Engineers

9-25-07 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-based Housing Discrimination at 11 Complexes in Louisville, Kentucky

9-24-07 Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Police Officers to Commit Civil Rights Violations

9-24-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Massachusetts

9-21-07 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Town of St. John, Indiana

9-21-07 Justice Department Files Discrimination Suit Against Virginia Beach Nightclub Owner

9-21-07 Mexican National Pleads Guilty for Role in Multi-state Sex-trafficking Ring

9-20-07 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit With The City of Walnut, California

9-13-07 Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

9-12-07 Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Case with Milwaukee Landlord

9-12-07 Salt Lake City Man Sentenced for Race-motivated Assault

9-10-07 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Employment Discrimination and Retaliation by The Municipio De Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

8-29-07 Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination at Livonia, Michigan Apartment Complex

8-28-07 Former Memphis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

8-28-07 Michigan Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Hate Crime

8-28-07 United States Files Suit Against Long Island Housing Development Company and Architect for Violating Fair Housing Act Requirements

8-27-07 Statement of Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim on Today’s Ruling in United States V. Brown

8-27-07 Former White County Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

8-27-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Mississippi

8-24-07 Former Mississippi Klansman Sentenced to Three Life Terms in Prison for Role in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African-American Men

8-23-07 Ten Puerto Rico Police Officers Indicted on Civil Rights and Drug Charges

8-23-07 Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Resignation of Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim

8-23-07 Justice Department Settles Disability Rights Case with National Provider of Retirement Housing

8-22-07 Three Mexican Nationals Indicted in South Carolina Sex Trafficking Case

8-21-07 Statement of Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim on the Decision in United States v. City Of Euclid, Ohio, et al.

8-21-07 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Two Philadelphia Car Dealerships Regarding Alleged Race Discrimination in Auto Lending

8-20-07 Former California Couple Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charges

8-17-07 Livonia, Mich., Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison and Over $1 Million in Restitution for Civil Rights Violations

8-17-07 Former Harrison County, Mississippi, Corrections Officer Found Guilty of Criminal Civil Rights Violations, Obstruction of Justice

8-17-07 Court Approval Sought to Distribute Over $1 Million in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Baltimore Housing Authority

8-17-07 Former Kentucky State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation and Witness Tampering

8-16-07 American Samoan Prison Warden Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

8-16-07 Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of African-American Family

8-14-07 Two Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes in Utah

8-14-07 Justice Department Sues Spartanburg County, South Carolina, for Alleged Sex Discrimination

8-13-07 Hastings, Minnesota, Landlord to Pay $400,000 to Settle Justice Department Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

8-13-07 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination by Palm Beach County, Florida

8-10-07 Former Federal Corrections Officer Sentenced for Sexual Misconduct Violations

8-9-07 Albuquerque, N.M. Law Office Agrees to Provide Effective Communication to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients

8-9-07 Nine Charged in Sex Trafficking Ring Involving Minors

8-7-07 Justice Department Sues University of North Carolina for Alleged Sex Discrimination

8-7-07 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against DTI to Defend Employment Rights of Navy Reservist

8-7-07 Deputy U.S. Marshal Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation

8-6-07 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with YMCA Child Care Centers Over Policies Relating to Children with Autism

8-6-07 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with the City of San Antonio

7-31-07 Federal Settlement Agreement will make Subway Shops Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities

7-30-07 Seventh Harrison County Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

7-26-07 Justice Department Commemorates 17th ADA Anniversary by Signing Two New Project Civic Access Agreements

7-26-07 Three Former Milwaukee Police Officers Found Guilty of Civil Rights Crimes

7-26-07 Justice Department Sues Owner and Manager of Virginia Beach Apartment Complex for Race and Familial Status Discrimination

7-24-07 Department of Justice Announces Grants for Training on Prevention of Immigration-Related Job Discrimination

7-23-07 Arkansas Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

7-20-07 Federal Officials Close the Investigation into the Fatal Shooting of Kenneth Walker

7-20-07 Federal Agreement with Kansas City Marriott will Make Hotel Facilities Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities

7-19-07 Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit with Pennsylvania Apartment Complexes

7-18-07 Former North Carolina Corrections Officers Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice

7-17-07 Justice Department Sues Robertson Fire Protection District for Alleged Racial Discrimination

7-13-07 Former Mental Health Technician Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation

7-10-07 Federal Agreement with Utah College of Massage Therapy will Ensure Effective Communication for Students with Disabilities

6-29-07 Statement of Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim on the Decision in United States v. Ike Brown, et al.

6-26-07 American Samoan Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

6-25-07 Former White County, Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

6-22-07 Philadelphia Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime

6-22-07 Five Charged in San Antonio Trafficking Ring

6-18-07 Federal Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

6-15-07 Former Klansman, James Ford Seale Found Guilty for Role in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African-American Men

6-8-07 Justice Department Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against the City of Chesapeake, Virginia Police Department

6-4-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in New Jersey and South Carolina

6-1-07 Federal Officials Close Investigation into Fatal Shooting of Dr. Salvatore J. Culosi Jr. by Fairfax County Police Officer

5-31-07 Cameroonian Couple Sentenced on Human Trafficking Charges

5-23-07 Fourth Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Trafficking-Related Charge

5-22-07 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Regarding Conditions of Confinement at Maryland Juvenile Justice Facility

5-21-07 Justice Department Sues New York City for Discriminating Against Black and Hispanic Firefighter Applicants

5-14-07 Overton County Sheriff’s Officers Sentenced for Violating Inmate's Civil Rights

5-14-07 Justice Department Reaches Settlement Regarding Conditions at Ft. Bayard Medical Center and Nursing Home

5-14-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

5-11-07 Federal Settlement Will Work to Improve Conditions at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

5-11-07 Justice Department Reaches Fair Housing Act Settlement with Las Vegas Developer and Architect

5-11-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

5-7-07 Justice Department Releases New Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Materials

5-3-07 Two Former Memphis Police Officers Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

5-2-07 Two Former St. Louis Area Police Officers Plead Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge

5-2-07 Justice Department Settlements Will Ensure Accessibility of Casino Resorts in Las Vegas and Mississippi

5-2-07 Justice Department Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit with City of Ville Platte, Louisiana

4-26-07 Three Atlanta Police Officers Charged in Fatal Shooting of Elderly Atlanta Woman

4-26-07 Justice Department Resolves Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Philadelphia

4-26-07 Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Burn Home of African-American Family in Taylor, Michigan

4-24-07 Justice Department Announces Public Education Campaign Grants to Fight Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination

4-23-07 Former Deputy Sheriff Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation in Pensacola, Florida

4-23-07 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Florida

4-23-07 Three Men Convicted of Committing Federal Hate Crime in Utah

4-20-07 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against Chapel Hill, North Carolina

4-19-07 Justice Department Announces E-Submission Voting Rights Act Initiative

4-19-07 Former Memphis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

4-16-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Illinois and Massachusetts

4-12-07 Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against the City of Walnut, California

4-11-07 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Sex Discrimination Against Knoxville Landlords

4-11-07 Justice Department Resolves Discrimination Case Against Springfield, Illinois, Developer

4-9-07 Justice Department And Inova Fairfax Hospital Reach Americans with Disabilities Act Agreement

4-4-07 Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Human Trafficking Ring

4-3-07 Oregon White Supremacist Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Attack on Synagogue

4-3-07 Justice Department Obtains $535,000 Judgment in Housing Discrimination Case Against Ohio Landlord

4-2-07 Former New Mexico Corrections Officer Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

3-28-07 Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Highlights Department Efforts to Combat Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children in Houston

3-16-07 Civil Rights Division Announces Agreement with City of Hernando, Miss. to Ensure Access for People with Disabilities

3-23-07 Justice Department Files Complaint and Consent Decree Alleging Unlawful Treatment of New Hampshire National Guard Soldier

3-23-07 Four Former Harrison County, Miss. Deputy Sheriffs Indicted for Role in Violating Inmates’ Civil Rights

3-19-07 Two Former White County Tennessee Corrections Officers Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

3-19-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Florida and Georgia

3-16-07 Former Hagerstown Police Officer Jeffrey Shifler Sentenced on Civil Rights Charges

3-15-07 Justice Department Hosts First-Ever Conference on Federal Efforts to Increase Accessibility to Limited English Proficient Individuals

3-15-07 Justice Department Settles Discrimination Case with Former Owners and Manager of Las Vegas Rental Property

3-14-07 Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Human Trafficking Ring

3-12-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Florida

3-5-07 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in California

3-2-07 Accused Sex Trafficker Arraigned in Federal Court

3-2-07 New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charge

3-1-07 Justice Department Reaches Fair Housing Act Settlement with Owners of Arlington Park Racecourse

2-27-07 Justice Department Releases New Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Materials

2-21-07 Second Ohio Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes

2-20-07 Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Highlights Justice Department’s Efforts to Protect Religious Liberty

2-20-07 Justice Department to Monitor Election in New York

2-7-07 Justice Department Reaches Fair Housing Act Settlement with Memphis Developers, Architects and Engineers

2-1-07 Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Lancaster, Pennsylvania Apartment Complex

1-31-07 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Claims with Cibola County, New Mexico

1-31-07 Florida Man Sentenced in Cross Burning

1-31-07 Fact Sheet: Civil Rights Division Efforts to Combat Modern-Day Slavery

1-31-07 Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Announces Creation Of Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit within the Civil Rights Division

1-26-07 Justice Department Reaches Settlement in Unlawful Termination Suit of Louisiana National Guard Soldier

1-25-07 Two Officers Plead Guilty on Civil Rights Charges

1-24-07 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Honolulu Apartment Complex to Resolve Fair Housing Act Claims

1-24-07 Former MBN Agents Sentenced For Using Excessive Force Against Two Jackson Men

1-22-07 Fourth Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Federal Hate Crime Murders of African-Americans

1-19-07 Former San Antonio Police Officer Sentenced for Violating Citizen’s Rights by Sexual Assault

1-17-07 Ohio Man Sentenced for Criminal Civil Rights Charges

1-16-07 Justice Department Resolves Investigation of Baltimore City Detention Center

1-12-07 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Compass Bank Regarding Alleged Discrimination in Lending

1-12-07 New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charge

1-12-07 Another Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking a Juvenile Girl

12-29-06 Justice Department Resolves Investigation of Five Delaware Prison Facilities

12-19-06 Overton County Sheriff’s Officers Sentenced for Violating Inmate’s Civil Rights

12-15-06 Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Civil Rights Crimes

12-15-06 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at Oklahoma Juvenile Facility

12-13-06 Another Officer Pleads Guilty for Civil Rights Violations at Harrison County Jail

12-13-06 Justice Department Settles Disability Discrimination Case with Chicago Area Municipality

12-8-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in New Orleans

12-8-06 Statement of Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, on Order of a Remedial Voting Plan in U.S. v. Osceola County

12-7-06 Two Ohio Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

12-6-06 Mississippi Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

12-5-06 Justice Department Civil Rights Division Commemorates 150th Agreement Milestone for Project Civic Access

11-28-06 Justice Department Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Against Alabama Landlord

11-27-06 Second Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges for Using Toxic Mercury to Intimidate Interracial Family

11-20-06 Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Assaults & Murders of African-Americans

11-15-06 Former Deputy Sheriff Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

11-13-06 Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination by the City of Philadelphia

11-7-06 Justice Department Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit with Tallahassee Community College

11-6-06 Justice Department Sends Election Observers to 22 States Across the Country in Unprecedented Monitoring Effort for a Midterm Election

11-1-06 Justice Department Reaches Fair Housing Act Settlement with Kansas Apartment Complexes

10-31-06 Justice Department Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Against Milwaukee Nightclub

10-31-06 Orlando Woman Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charge

10-26-06 Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges

10-24-06 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against City of Saraland, Alabama

10-24-06 Two Officers are Indicted, One Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges

10-20-06 Federal Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Misconduct Violations

10-19-06 Five Former and Current Milwaukee Police Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges; Additional Officer Pleads Guilty To Obstruction

10-18-06 Nightclub Owner Sentenced to 10 Years for Forcing Women to Work as Hostesses

10-18-06 Statement of Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, on Opinion in United States v. Osceola County

10-13-06 Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Philadelphia

10-13-06 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Centier Bank Regarding Alleged Discrimination in Lending

10-12-06 Verton County Jail Administrator Convicted of Violating Inmate’s Rights; Two Others Plead Guilty

10-12-06 Justice Department Agreement will Help Protect Voting Rights of New Jersey Citizens in 2006 Federal Election

10-5-06 Milwaukee Police Officers Plead Guilty in Connection with Civil Rights Violations

10-5-06 Department of Justice Issues Five-year Report Highlighting Successes in Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act

10-3-06 Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Announces Enhanced Programs to Combat Human Trafficking

9-28-06 Federal Jury Convicts Two for Cross Burning

9-28-06 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against Texas Developers, Architects, and Engineers

9-20-06 Justice Department Sues Florida City Challenging Ordinance that Discriminates Against Persons with Disabilities

9-18-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in California and Massachusetts

9-14-06 Tacoma Couple Indicted on Forced Labor Charges

9-14-06 Justice Department Closes Investigation Into Death of Noah Jamahl Jones

9-11-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Arizona and New York

9-1-06 Justice Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Settle Ohio Religious Discrimination Lawsuits

8-31-06 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Sex Discrimination Against Minneapolis Landlords

8-31-06 Justice Department and Commonwealth of Kentucky Reach Settlement Regarding Conditions at
The Communities at Oakwood Developmental Center

8-30-06 Suspended San Antonio Police Officer Convicted Of Sexual Assault

8-30-06 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with Springfield, Massachusetts

8-28-06 Former Deputy of Harrison County Sheriff’s Department Charged in Death of Inmate

8-18-06 Justice Department Announces Settlement Agreement on Accessibility Issues with the Madonna Inn

8-17-06 PONY Baseball Inc. Agrees to Provide Equal Opportunity to Players with Disabilities

8-17-06 Former Manager of Rental Apartments in Alabama Found Guilty of Race Discrimination

8-17-06 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Race Discrimination Against Minneapolis Landlord

8-16-06 Hastings Man Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning

8-14-06 Attorney General Announces New Web Site for Veterans and Members of the Armed Services

8-11-06 Justice Department Settles Sexual Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit Against Escambia County, Ala., Board of Education

8-9-06 Former Hagerstown Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges

8-8-06 Justice Department Sues Calvert Properties Inc. and its President for Sexual Harassment in Missouri

8-8-06 Justice Department Issues Guide to Help Local Governments Meet Accessibility Needs During Natural and Civil Emergencies

8-7-06 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Georgia

8-7-06 Justice Department Sues Los Angeles Landlord for Engaging in Discrimination on the Basis of Race, National Origin, and Familial Status

8-3-06 Justice Department Announces Settlement with Colorado College to Increase Access to People with Disabilities

8-2-06 Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Springfield, Massachusetts

8-2-06 Justice Department Agreement will Help Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Citizens to Vote in 2006 Federal Primary Elections in Connecticut

8-2-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Tennessee

8-1-06 Gang Members Convicted of Federal Hate Crimes for Murder and Assaults of African-Americans

7-31-06 Justice Department Settles Race Discrimination Case with Owners and Manager of Philadelphia Rental Properties

7-28-06 Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Voting Rights in Maine

7-28-06 Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Pennsylvania to Protect Voting Rights of Military and Overseas Citizens

7-27-06 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with the North Harris Montgomery Community College District

7-27-06 Statement of Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division

7-27-06 Civil Rights Division Commemorates Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

7-26-06 Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Ballot Access and Voting Integrity Initiative

7-26-06 Justice Department Holds Fifth Annual Symposium on Ballot Access and Voting Integrity Initiative

7-25-06 Former White County Tennessee Corrections Officers Indicted and Arrested on Civil Rights Charges

7-24-06 Justice Department Files Employment Discrimination Lawsuit against the City of Chesapeake

7-24-06 Two Men Indicted for Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate at Greenville Federal Correctional Institution and Lying to Cover Up the Crime

7-21-06 Justice Department and State of Vermont Reach Settlement Regarding Conditions at Vermont State Hospital

7-20-06 Attorney General Hails Passage of the Voting Rights Act

7-18-06 Brothel Owner Sentenced to 10 Years for Coercing Korean Aliens into Prostitution

7-18-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Alabama and Georgia

7-17-06 Civil Rights Charges Filed Against Former Boonsboro Police Officer Jeffrey Shifler

7-17-06 Justice Department Announces Settlement with University of Chicago to Increase Access to People with Disabilities

7-14-06 Justice Department Resolves Litigation with Laurel Regional Hospital to Ensure Effective Communication with People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

7-13-06 Former Memphis Tennessee Officer Sentenced for Criminal Civil Rights Charges of Stealing Money During Traffic Stop

7-10-06 Department of Justice Announces Grants for Training on Prevention of Immigration-Related Job Discrimination

7-10-06 Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against the City of Euclid, Ohio

7-6-06 Former Wilson County, Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced to Life in Prison on Civil Rights-Related Charges

7-5-06 Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination by City of Hollywood, Florida

6-30-06 Justice Department Sues Florida County for Engaging in Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

6-28-06 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with Brazos County, Texas

6-27-06 Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect the Integrity and Accuracy of Indiana's Voter Registration List

6-16-06 Three Former Wilson County, Tennessee Corrections Officers Sentenced for Civil Rights-Related Charges

6-16-06 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with Cochise County, Arizona

6-13-06 Former Nightclub Owner Admits Forcing Young Korean Women to Work Against Their Will

6-12-06 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Massachusetts

6-8-06 Justice Department Announces Resolutions to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Citizens to Vote in Federal Primary Elections in Alabama and South Carolina

6-7-06 Law School Prep Course Provider Agrees to Services for Students with Disabilities

6-5-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Alabama, California, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota

5-31-06 Justice Department and City of Newark, New Jersey Sign Project Civic Access Agreement

5-26-06 Wisconsin Couple Convicted on Human Trafficking Charges

5-22-06 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Arkansas

5-22-06 Former Memphis, Tenn. Police Officer Pleaded Guilty to Civil Rights Charges for Stealing Money During a Traffic Stop

5-19-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Louisiana

5-15-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

5-12-06 Former Wilson County, Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights-Related Charge

5-11-06 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Texas

5-2-06 Justice Department Undertakes Major Initiative to Educate State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies about the ADA

5-2-06 Justice Department Reaches Settlement Regarding Conditions at Four California Mental Health Facilities

5-1-06 Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Voting Rights

4-10-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Louisiana

4-4-06 Justice Department Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Police Department

3-30-06 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Arlington County, Virginia to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

3-28-06 Justice Department Announces Nationwide Settlement Agreement with Nation's Largest Pizza Hut Franchisee on Accessibility Issues

3-20-06 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against TSI Summer Camps to Provide Equal Opportunity to Summer Campers with Diabetes

3-16-06 Justice Department Announces Agreement Protecting Rights of Military and Overseas Citizens to Vote in 2006 Federal Primary Elections in North Carolina

3-15-06 Justice Department Highlights Five Years of Unprecedented Success Fighting Human Trafficking

3-9-06 Justice Department Announces Filing of Lawsuit to Protect Rights of Overseas Citizens to Vote in 2006 Federal Primary Elections in Alabama

3-6-06 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

3-1-06 Justice Department Sues New York State Over Voting Rights

2-27-06 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with Hale County, Texas

2-24-06 Justice Department Announces Public Education Campaign Grants to Fight Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination

2-16-06 Justice Department Announces Guilty Plea by Former Pensacola, FL Deputy Sheriff for Excessive Force Against a Private Citizen

2-15-06 Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Initiative to Combat Housing Discrimination “Operation Home Sweet Home”

2-10-06 Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with Long County, Georgia

2-9-06 Department Holds Ceremony to Recognize ADA Certification Equivalency for North Carolina Accessibility Code

2-8-06 Justice Department Reaches Settlement Regarding Conditions at the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility

1-30-06 D.C. Property Owner, Managing Agent Agree to Pay $45,000 as Part of Settlement of Justice Department Housing Discrimination Lawsuit

1-26-06 Former Wilson County, Tennessee Corrections Officers Convicted of Civil Rights Charges

1-19-06 Justice Department Announces Agreement with the Owners of Huntsville Speedway to Ensure Access for People with Disabilities

1-11-06 Federal Court Orders AMC Movie Theater Chain to Improve Wheelchair Seating at AMC Theaters Nationwide

12-15-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS TO ENSURE CIVIC ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

12-14-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES COURT DECISION THAT ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA POLICE OFFICER TEST DISCRIMINATES AGAINST WOMEN

11-29-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION BY THE CITY OF ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN

11-22-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES MISSOURI FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF VOTER RIGHTS

11-16-05 SECOND DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO THREATENING DETROIT MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF AMERICA

11-14-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN FLORIDA

11-9-05 DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO THREATENING DETROIT MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF AMERICA

11-9-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY REGARDING CONDITIONS AT WOODBRIDGE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

11-8-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST GOLDEN GROVE PRISON AUTHORITIES REGARDING CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT

11-7-05 KANSAS COUPLE CONVICTED ON INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE CHARGES FOR ABUSING MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS

11-7-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN STATES ACROSS THE NATION

11-3-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION BY THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

11-2-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA ON FEDERALLY REQUIRED STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS

11-2-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENSURES GREATER ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER AND AT CALIFORNIA RADIOLOGY CENTERS

10-28-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH S.O.G. SPECIALTY KNIVES, INC. OVER EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR A COAST GUARD RESERVIST

10-12-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION BY THE LA METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

9-29-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS OVER $1 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN MAJOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT INVOLVING 49 APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN SEVEN STATES

9-26-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN MASSACHUSETTS

9-15-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF BOSTON

9-14-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST SPOKANE, WASHINGTON DEVELOPER AND ARCHITECTURAL FIRM

9-8-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION CHARGES AGAINST DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIRE DEPARTMENT

8-23-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS COUNTY

8-2-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT REGARDING DELAWARE STATE POLICE HIRING PRACTICES

8-2-05 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO HOLD BALLOT ACCESS AND VOTING INTEGRITY SYMPOSIUM

7-18-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES VOTING RIGHTS SUIT AGAINST OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA

7-15-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUITS AGAINST THREE CALIFORNIA CITIES AND ENTERS CONSENT DECREES

7-13-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST NEVADA DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS, AND ENGINEERS

7-05-05 TWO MEN SENTENCED FOR CRIMINAL INTERFERENCE WITH HOUSING RIGHTS

6-30-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT REGARDING CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT AT TWO MARYLAND JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES

6-23-05 GARMENT FACTORY OWNER SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING

6-22-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES TEXAS MAN SENTENCED FOR ATTACKING ISLAMIC CENTER

6-10-05 STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO R. GONZALES ON THE RESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA

5-16-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, MISSISSIPPI, NEW YORK, AND PENNSYLVANIA

5-11-05 FEDERAL AGENCIES JOINTLY ISSUE PUBLICATIONS ON MAKING EEO MEDIATION ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

4-19-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT TO DEFEND THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF AIR FORCE RESERVIST

3-31-05 CHALMETTE-BASED PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO PAY $100,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES AS PART OF SETTLEMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

3-21-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO COMPEL CITY OF DETROIT TO FIX AND MAINTAIN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS ON BUSES

3-18-05 MEMPHIS BUILDERS AND DESIGNERS TO RETROFIT APARTMENTS AND PAY $300,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

3-14-05 TWO MEN CONVICTED FOR CRIMINAL INTERFERENCE WITH HOUSING RIGHTS

3-10-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT TO DEFEND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF ARMY RESERVIST

3-07-05 HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE SETTLED AGAINST DEVELOPERS OF BOISE, IDAHO APARTMENT COMPLEX

3-07-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST IDAHO DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS

3-07-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON

3-07-05 WOMAN SENTENCED FOR HOLDING A DOMESTIC WORKER IN INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

3-02-05 CORRECTED: FORMER JACKSON MISSISSIPPI POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED ON CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES FOR RAPING WOMAN IN CUSTODY

2-22-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN ILLINOIS

2-22-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT REGARDING CONDITIONS AT NEW JERSEY COUNTY NURSING HOME

2-8-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES $800,000 SETTLEMENT WITH NORTH CAROLINA DEVELOPER FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

2-8-05 COUPLE INDICTED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES

2-7-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN GRANTS FOR IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION

1-21-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK

1-13-05 OREGON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DESECRATING JEWISH CEMETERY

1-5-05 WILLIAM J. SANCHEZ CONFIRMED AS SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR IMMIGRATION RELATED UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE

1-3-05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN SAN DIEGO

12-22-04 FORMER OWNER AND MANAGER OF SAN ANTONIO RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PAY $420,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

12-22-04 MAUI TO PAY $700,000 TO SETTLE RELIGIOUS ZONING DISCRIMINATION CASE

12-02-04 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA LANDLORD PAYS $425,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE

11-23-04 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND GRANTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ASSIST VICTIMS

11-22-04 ASYLUM OFFICER SENTENCED ON CORRUPTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR SOLICITING SEX AND MONEY FROM ASYLUM SEEKERS

11-19-04 WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY, HARBORING A DOMESTIC WORKER FOR FINANCIAL GAIN

11-19-04 WOMAN CONVICTED OF HOLDING A DOMESTIC WORKER IN INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

11-18-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ITS FIRST LAWSUIT IN DELAWARE ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

11-17-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION AGAINST CINEMARK USA, INC.

11-16-04 TWO MEN INDICTED ON CHARGES OF VIOLATING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF ISLAMIC CENTER OF AMERICA

11-15-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA

11-1-04 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO MONITOR NOVEMBER 2 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN CHEROKEE, DELAWARE, AND ADAIR COUNTIES, OKLAHOMA

10-28-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT TO DEFEND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF SERVING NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

10-28-04 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR GENERAL ELECTION IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

10-26-04 TWO MEN INDICTED FOR DESECRATING JEWISH CEMETERY

10-25-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN INDIANA

10-21-04 MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH ATTACK ON EL PASO MOSQUE

10-19-04 TWO MEN SENTENCED FOR BIAS CRIME AT HISTORICALLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH

10-13-04 FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARREST IOWA MAN FOR SENDING E-MAIL THREAT

10-05-04 FORMER CARLISLE, ARKANSAS POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED ON CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING INMATES

10-04-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN ALASKA

09-30-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES NEW YORK METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ALLEGING RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

09-30-04 EL PASO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THREATENING VIOLENCE TO OBSTRUCT FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION

09-30-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PROPOSED REVISIONS TO DISABILITY-RELATED REGULATIONS

09-29-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO REGARDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN INDIAN APPLICANTS

09-29-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY

09-29-04 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA TO HOLD BACKGROUND BRIEFING

09-29-04 ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT, LABOR SECRETARY ELAINE L. CHAO SIGN AGREEMENT IMPROVING JOB PROTECTION FOR RETURNING GUARDSMEN AND RESERVISTS

09-28-04 SANDRA MARIE ANDERSON SENTENCED FOR FALSIFYING MATERIAL FACTS, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, AND FALSE REPRESENTATIONS

09-24-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS WITH THREE CITIES IMPROVING ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

09-22-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT REGARDING CONDITIONS AT KENTUCKY REGARDING DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

09-21-04 FORMER JACKSON MISSISSIPPI POLICE OFFICER INDICTED ON CIVIL RIGHTS-RELATED CHARGES

09-21-04 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA HOSTS LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY CONFERENCE

09-20-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA

09-20-04 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA TO SPEAK AT LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY CONFERENCE

09-16-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

09-15-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT REGARDING CONDITIONS AT THREE ARIZONA JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES

09-14-04 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES $33.6 MILLION IN AWARDS TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING

09-14-04 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES $31.2 MILLION IN AWARDS TO COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

09-14-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH CHICAGO APARTMENT OWNER FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

09-13-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, AND ALABAMA

09-08-04 CHICAGO AREA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION PAYS $83,500 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

09-08-04 FORMER TEXAS POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED ON CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES

09-07-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN ARIZONA

09-07-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH NEW JERSEY SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

09-02-04 TWO MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN KENTUCKY CROSS BURNING CASE

08-30-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN FLORIDA

08-27-04 SECOND MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN GEORGIA HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE

08-26-04 LAS VEGAS DEVELOPER PAYS $150,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

08-25-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT CONCERNING CONDITIONS AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY JUVENILE HALLS

08-17-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN CARTERET, NEW JERSEY

08-13-04 FINAL TWO DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN MISSOURI WHITE SUPREMACIST CASE

08-12-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MOTEL 6

08-12-04 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA TO SPEAK AT LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY CONFERENCE

08-10-04 ASYLUM OFFICER CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR SOLICITING SEX AND MONEY FROM ASYLUM SEEKERS

08-09-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, GEORGIA

08-05-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION COMMEMORATES 100 AGREEMENT MILESTONE FOR PROJECT CIVIC ACCESS

08-04-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT WITH VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

08-03-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONTRIBUTES TO UNNECESSARY INSTITUTIONALIZATION AT LAGUNA HONDA NURSING HOME

08-03-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AT THE A. HOLLY PATTERSON GERIATRIC CENTER IN UNIONDALE, NEW YORK

08-02-04 THREE DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN MISSOURI WHITE SUPREMACIST CASE

08-02-04 UNITED STATES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY REGARDING CONDITIONS AT NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

08-02-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AT BAXTER MANOR NURSING HOME

08-02-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN MICHIGAN

08-02-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH FORT LAUDERDALE APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN

07-23-04 FIVE WILSON COUNTY TENNESSEE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS INDICTED ON CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES

07-23-04 FORMER ARKANSAS POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

07-19-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA AND MICHIGAN

07-16-04 VIRGINIA MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO BIAS-MOTIVATED VANDALISM OF HISTORIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH

07-16-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SECURES INJUNCTION PROTECTING RIGHTS OF OVERSEAS CITIZENS TO VOTE IN JULY 20TH FEDERAL PRIMARY ELECTION IN GEORGIA

07-16-04 BUSH ADMINISTRATION HOSTS FIRST NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

07-13-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES SUIT AGAINST GEORGIA TO ENFORCE RIGHTS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN CITIZENS TO VOTE IN JULY 20 PRIMARY

07-13-04 CHICAGO BANK CHARGED WITH DISCRIMINATORY“REDLINING” LENDING

07-06-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT WITH YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON

06-29-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT WITH SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

06-28-04 INDEPENDENT MONITOR SELECTED FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S AGREEMENT WITH PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT

06-23-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES VOTING RIGHTS ACT AGREEMENT WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY

06-22-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN WILTON, NEW YORK

06-17-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES ALBUQUERQUE GROUP HOME OPERATOR FOR DISABILITY AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

06-16-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT REGARDING CONDITIONS AT BANKS-JACKSON-COMMERCE NURSING HOME

06-15-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT WITH JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

06-15-04 INDIANAPOLIS MAN SENTENCED FOR CROSS BURNING

06-7-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTH CAROLINA

06-7-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CONDITIONS AT TERRELL COUNTY JAIL

06-4-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN RENO, NEVADA

06-2-04 UNITED STATES FILES RACIAL HARASSMENT CHARGES AGAINST PATTONVILLE-BRIDGETON MISSOURI FIRE DEPARTMENT

06-1-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES CIVIL RIGHTS ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING VIOLENCE-PLAGUED BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL

05-28-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTH DAKOTA

05-27-04 DALLAS MAN INDICTED FOR ASSAULT ON IRANIAN-AMERICAN MAN AT MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT

05-26-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CALIFORNIA COUNTY TO ENFORCE 2002 VOTING REFORM LAW

05-25-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND ALABAMA OFFICIALS AGREE TO AN EXTENSION OF TIME IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA FOR RETURN OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS

05-21-04 NEVADA OWNER, DEVELOPER, AND ARCHITECT PAY $718,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT

05-21-04 EL PASO, MAN INDICTED FOR THREATENING VIOLENCE TO OBSTRUCT FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION

05-19-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH OKLAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MUSLIM STUDENT HEADSCARF CASE

05-19-04 DETROIT BANK CHARGED WITH DISCRIMINATORY “REDLINING” LENDING

05-18-04 ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT ISSUES FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING

05-14-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN TEXAS

05-13-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGES CHICAGO AREA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION WITH DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

05-13-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS RECORD $ 1.1 MILLION VERDICT IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST LANDLORD IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

05-11-04 INDONESIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO HARBORING DOMESTIC WORKER

05-10-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE 1955 EMMETT TILL MURDER

05-05-04 FEDERAL COURT AWARDS OVER $100,000 TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

05-04-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NEW JERSEY AREA APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN

05-04-04 FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING-RELATED CHARGES

05-03-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST CRACKER BARREL RESTAURANT CHAIN

04-29-04 GREEN BAY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIME

4-27-04 FINAL TWO DEFENDANTS IN MISSOURI WHITE SUPREMACIST CASE PLEAD GUILTY TO RACIALLY MOTIVATED ASSAULT

4-26-04 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTION IN PENNSYLVANIA

4-26-04 NORTH CAROLINA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO RACIAL HARASSMENT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY

4-26-04 OHIO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTING DETAINEE

4-23-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY FACILITY

4-23-04 FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARREST TEXAS MAN FOR MAKING BIAS-MOTIVATED THREAT ON TEXAS ISLAMIC CENTER

4-21-04 APPEALS COURT RULES FLORIDA CITY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS

4-21-04 APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS THIRTEEN-YEAR SENTENCE FOR KLAN LEADER IN LOUISIANA CROSS-BURNING

4-21-04 MISSOURI WHITE SUPREMACIST PLEADS GUILTY TO RACIALLY MOTIVATED ASSAULT

4-20-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS INJUNCTION AGAINST PENNSYLVANIA TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VOTERS

4-19-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CHARGES

4-19-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN MISSISSIPPI

4-19-04 LANDLORD PAYS $100,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING BIAS AND SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

4-16-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AT TWO MARYLAND JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES

4-16-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS ELECTION OFFICIALS OVER VIOLATIONS OF THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

4-16-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES SUIT AGAINST PENNSYLVANIA TO ENFORCE RIGHTS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN CITIZENS TO VOTE IN FEDERAL PRIMARY ELECTION

4-15-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR FAIR HOUSING ACT VIOLATIONS REGARDING GROUP HOME FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

4-15-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES LOUISIANA APARTMENT OWNERS FOR ENGAGING IN RACE DISCRIMINATION

4-15-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES STATE OF NEW YORK FOR VIOLATING RIGHTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

4-9-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES GEORGIA COUNTY JAIL OFFICER SENTENCED TO PRISON IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASE

4-9-04 FORMER WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS-RELATED CHARGE

4-7-04 LEADER OF MISSOURI SKINHEAD GROUP PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTACKING TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN

4-6-04 APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF CHURCH ARSON PREVENTION ACT IN SYNAGOGUE BOMB-THREAT CASE

3-30-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE POLICE

3-30-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST OKLAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKING TO PROTECT STUDENT'S RIGHT TO WEAR HEADSCARF TO PUBLIC SCHOOL

3-29-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH MARYLAND JUVENILE SERVICES TO ASSURE APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION WITH JUVENILES WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS

3-25-04 WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HOLDING A DOMESTIC WORKER IN INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

3-23-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WINS LAWSUIT ALLEGING DELAWARE STATE POLICE ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION

3-23-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN GRANTS FOR IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION

3-18-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST FLORIDA ENVOY APARTMENTS

3-18-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES MOTION TO INTERVENE IN TITLE IX SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST RHINEBECK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

3-17-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES RELIGIOUS ZONING DISCRIMINATION INVESTIGATION OF BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA

3-17-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES CONSENT DECREE WITH UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS OF PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION

3-10-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BOROUGH OF BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY

3-9-04 SANDRA MARIE ANDERSON PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSIFYING MATERIAL FACTS, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND FALSE REPRESENTATIONS IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS"

3-9-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN CONCAN, TEXAS PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION CASE

3-8-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS

3-5-04 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE TOWN OF WEST TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA

3-4-04 APPEALS COURT REVERSES LOWER COURT IN CROSS BURNING DECISION AND REMANDS FOR RE-SENTENCING

3-4-04 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO SUBMIT AMICUS BRIEF DEFENDING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA'S RIGHT TO USE CITY LANDS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

3-4-04 CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING MINOR'S CIVIL RIGHTS

3-2-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF VIETNAMESE-SPEAKING VOTERS

3-2-04 FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING-RELATED CHARGES

3-1-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA

2-27-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SIGNS AGREEMENTS WITH NINE COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE CIVIC ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

2-25-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ARRESTS AND INDICTMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA CROSS BURNING CASE

2-25-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO JOIN SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS AGAINST DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2-24-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO JOIN SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF BALTIMORE

2-23-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ISSUES FINDINGS LETTER DETAILING CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT CALIFORNIA MENTAL HOSPITAL

2-20-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES FORMER TENNESSEE MENTAL FACILITY EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR ABUSING PATIENT

2-20-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASES GUIDE TO IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY OF POLLING PLACES FOR DISABLED VOTERS

2-18-04 ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD REJECTS DISCRIMINATION CASE FILED AGAINST GOVERNMENT BY ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY

2-18-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES MARYLAND'S STATE ACCESSIBILITY CODE AS EQUIVALENT TO FEDERAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

2-13-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ROCHESTER, NEW YORK HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

2-9-04 MACOMB, ILLINOIS MAN SENTENCED FOR CROSS BURNING TARGETING INTERRACIAL COUPLE

2-6-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PENNSYLVANIA RESTAURANT ON ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE

2-6-04 STATEMENT BY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA AND U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DEBRA W. YANG REGARDING THE INGLEWOOD CASE

2-5-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO HOUSING BIAS LAWSUIT

1-29-04 GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED FOR CROSS BURNING IN MOULTRIE

1-29-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SENTENCING IN SOUTH TEXAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEX SLAVERY PROSECUTION

1-27-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AT THREE ARIZONA JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES

1-23-04 NORTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED ON CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION

1-22-04 FORMER DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT DRUG INFORMANTS SENTENCED ON CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR PLANTING FAKE DRUGS

1-22-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SIGNS AGREEMENTS GOVERNING USE OF CANINES AND FORCE WITH PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

1-20-04 GEORGIA CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

1-15-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THIRD GUILTY PLEA IN NEW JERSEY SEX TRAFFICKING CASE

1-12-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT REGARDING UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AT TWO LOUISIANA DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS

1-9-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE IN WESTERN NEW YORK

1-8-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES INVESTIGATION OF TEXAS CITY’S BARRING OF RELIGIOUS SPEECH AT SENIOR CENTER

1-8-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CITY OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGING SEX DISCRIMINATION IN POLICE HIRING

1-5-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE DECISION IN HAWAII RELIGIOUS LAND USE CASE

12-31-03 HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002

12-31-03 HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002

12-30-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF FAIR HOUSING LITIGATION AGAINST INTERNET WEBSITE

12-19-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES GUILTY PLEA IN CIVIL RIGHTS PROSECUTION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

12-18-03 STATEMENT BY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA ON LAWSUIT REGARDING INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AT TWO MISSISSIPPI TRAINING SCHOOLS

12-18-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CONDITIONS AT TWO MISSISSIPPI JUVENILE TRAINING SCHOOLS

12-10-03 CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA DETECTIVE CONVICTED OF CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES IN BEATING OF JUVENILE SUSPECT

12-08-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SENTENCING IN PORTLAND, OREGON REGARDING BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIMES

12-04-03 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTION IN TEXAS

12-03-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AT TWO ARKANSAS CORRECTIONAL UNITS

12-01-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE DECISION IN SUIT REGARDING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MILITARY FAMILY

11-19-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN WEST VIRGINIA RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CASE

11-19-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SENTENCING IN ILLINOIS CIVIL RIGHTS CASE

11-04-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN FLORIDA HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE

10-31-03 FEDERAL OBSERVERS AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO MONITOR GENERAL ELECTION IN STATES ACROSS THE NATION

10-27-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PLEA IN TENNESSEE CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS CASE

10-17-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH NEW JERSEY SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

10-09-03 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST DEVELOPERS OF FIVE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN IDAHO

9-03-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES GUILTY PLEA IN ILLINOIS CIVIL RIGHTS CASE

9-02-03 JURY CONVICTS NEW HAMPSHIRE COUPLE OF FORCED LABOR

8-14-03 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES GRANTS FOR TRAINING ON PREVENTION OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED JOB DISCRIMINATION

8-13-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SENTENCING IN PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL RIGHTS CASE

8-11-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH MONTANA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF FAIR HOUSING ACT

7-31-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT IN TEXAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE

7-25-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE CIVIC ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

7-23-03 FACT SHEET: CIVIL RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

7-21-03 KENTUCKY INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED ON CHARGES OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

6-30-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF GUAM REGARDING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION VIOLATIONS

6-26-03 HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED REGARDING CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

6-20-03 ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

6-17-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ISSUES POLICY GUIDANCE TO BAN RACIAL PROFILING

6-12-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES CONSENT DECREES CONCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT

6-11-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. REGARDING DISABILITY RIGHTS MATTER

6-4-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH POOLER, GEORGIA REGARDING ALLEGED FAIR HOUSING ACT VIOLATIONS

6-4-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES RESOLUTION OF VOTING LAW VIOLATIONS IN NEW YORK

6-3-03 FORMER ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION BURKE MARSHALL REMEMBERED FOR HIS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO CIVIL RIGHTS

6-2-03 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN NEW JERSEY

5-19-03 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA

4-25-03 DALLAS POLICE OFFICER INDICTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

4-22-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION INQUIRY AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

4-14-03 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTION IN NEW JERSEY

4-10-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INDICTS TWO NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS WITH FORCING JAMAICAN CITIZENS INTO INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

3-31-03 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTION IN CICERO, ILLINOIS

3-10-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ARKANSAS FACILITY REGARDING CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT

3-7-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AFFIRMATIVE DECISION IN VOTING RIGHTS CASE

2-28-03 DEFENDANT CONVICTED FOR ROLE IN 1967 MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS-ERA MURDER

2-25-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST BERKS COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS REGARDING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT

2-25-03 FACT SHEET ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIGHT TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

2-21-03 GARMENT FACTORY OWNER CONVICTED IN LARGEST EVER HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE PROSECUTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2-20-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES FORT LAUDERDALE APARTMENT OWNER FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

2-11-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH NORTH CAROLINA ARCHITECTURAL FIRM REGARDING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF FAIR HOUSING ACT

2-11-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SUIT AGAINST NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO REGIONAL SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF RACIAL AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

1-29-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST KANSAS MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS

1-23-03 UNITED STATES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH MOUNT PROSPECT POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RESOLVE INVESTIGATION OF DISCRIMINATORY POLICING

1-22-03 FIVE DEFENDANTS INCLUDING FORMER JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA POLICE OFFICERS SENTENCED ON MURDER AND OTHER FELONIES

1-17-03 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REACHES AGREEMENT WITH LOUISIANA REGARDING CONDITIONS AT LOUISIANA'S JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

1-9-03 FORMER RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO POLICE OFFICER INDICTED ON CHARGES OF POLICE MISCONDUCT

1-7-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH DEVELOPER, ARCHITECT AND CIVIL ENGINEER OF OLATHE, KANSAS APARTMENT COMPLEXES

1-2-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SUIT AGAINST CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

12-30-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH MID AMERICA BANK REGARDING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING

12-17-02 STATEMENT OF ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL RALPH F. BOYD ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SAUL A. GREEN AS INDEPENDENT MONITOR FOR CINCINNATTI MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

12-16-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF MT. PLEASANT, TENNESSEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL TENNESSEE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

12-12-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST LAS VEGAS APARTMENT COMPLEX OWNER REGARDING ALLEGED FAIR HOUSING ACT VIOLATIONS

12-5-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH OWNER AND MANAGER OF MOBILE HOME PARK ON ALLEGATIONS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

11-22-02 DISTRICT COURT RULES AMC’S STADIUM-STYLE THEATERS DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PATRONS WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS

11-20-02 THREE FLORIDA MEN SENTENCED IN CONSPIRACY TO DETAIN WORKERS IN CONDITIONS OF INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

11-15-02 TWO KENTUCKY POLICE OFFICERS PLEAD GUILTY

11-7-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF APARTMENT COMPLEX IN HENDERSON, NEVADA FOR VIOLATIONS OF FAIR HOUSING ACT

11-4-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO MONITOR GENERAL ELECTION IN STATES ACROSS THE NATION

11-5-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SWIFT & COMPANY REGARDING WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

10-21-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA REGARDING ALLEGED CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

10-21-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST CONCAN, TEXAS CAMPGROUND

10-21-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CITY OF PAYETTE, IDAHO FOR ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GROUP HOME FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

10-17-02 CHICAGO RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PAYS $220,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT

10-16-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PEER HARASSMENT CASE

10-9-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH GEORGIA DEVELOPER TO MAKE SITES ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

10-2-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO SPONSOR COMMUNITY FORUM ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

9-26-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH TENNESSEE ON VOTING MATTERS

9-23-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON OPERA TO PROVIDE IMPROVED WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE SEATING

9-20-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES ALBUQUERQUE APARTMENT OWNER AND MANAGERS FOR RACE AND FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION

9-20-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO SPONSOR COMMUNITY FORUM ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS IN HOUSTON, TX

9-18-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH BUFFALO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RESOLVE POLICE MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION

9-18-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR TOLERATING RACIAL AND ETHNIC HARASSMENT IN PUBLIC HOUSING

9-17-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CITY OF AGAWAM AND BOARD OF APPEALS FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK AND HISPANIC FARM WORKERS

9-13-02 FLORIDA MAN PART OF MEXICAN TRAFFICKING RING PLEADS GUILTY TO INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE CHARGES

9-10-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES SUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

9-9-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERSONNEL TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN ARIZONA, FLORIDA AND NEW YORK

9-5-02 FORMER DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT DRUG INFORMANT PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR PLANTING FAKE DRUGS

9-4-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE POLICE MISCONDUCT CASE AGAINST COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT

8-29-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT TO RELEASE PITTSBURGH POLICE BUREAU FROM CONSENT DECREE

8-29-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FUNDS PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE FAIR HIRING

8-27-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES FLORIDA APARTMENT OWNER & MANAGERS FOR ENGAGING IN RACE AND FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION

8-23-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT WITH ZUNI, NEW MEXICO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

8-15-02 MARRIOTT TO PAY $115,000 AND ISSUE APOLOGY TO RESOLVE COMPLAINT OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ARAB AMERICANS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 IN DES MOINES, IOWA

8-5-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR MICHIGAN ELECTION

8-1-02 RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA LANDLORDS PAY $390,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING BIAS LAWSUIT

8-1-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH BRANSON, MISSOURI THEATER TO BECOME ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

7-30-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES KANSAS CITY LANDLORDS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

7-30-02 LAS VEGAS DEVELOPER PAYS $390,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

7-29-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH IDAHO LANDLORDS

7-26-02 BUREAU OF CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCE JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO MINORITY LANGUAGE ELECTIONS REQUIREMENTS OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT

7-24-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MEET WITH COMMUNITIES AS PART OF INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CIVIC ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

7-10-02 FORMER DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT DRUG INFORMANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR PLANTING FAKE DRUGS

7-8-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LENDING DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK

6-28-02 THREE FLORIDA MEN CONVICTED IN CONSPIRACY TO DETAIN WORKERS IN CONDITIONS OF INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

6-27-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES RESOLUTIONS IN TWO FLORIDA VOTING MATTERS

6-24-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR UTAH ELECTION

6-19-02 SIX INDICTED IN CONSPIRACY FOR TRAFFICKING AND HOLDING MIGRANT WORKERS IN CONDITIONS OF FORCED LABOR IN WESTERN NEW YORK

6-10-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CITY OF BLAKELY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS

6-6-02 ZACHARY J. ROLNIK PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL HATE CRIME VIOLATIONS AGAINST DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY

6-5-02 STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT REGARDING THE RETURN OF JAMES CHARLES KOPP TO THE UNITED STATES

6-5-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES ATLANTA-AREA APARTMENT OWNER AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR ENGAGING IN RACE DISCRIMINATION

6-3-02 PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN CONNECTICUT AGREES TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

5-24-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES BROCHURE ON FEDERAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION IN FARSI, HINDI, AND PUNJABI

5-23-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH MISSISSIPPI LANDLORDS FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICANS

5-14-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH ILLINOIS DEVELOPER, ARCHITECT, AND MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY FOR $185,000

5-13-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST DECATUR, ALABAMA NIGHTCLUB

5-13-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS

5-09-02 WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED ATTACKS AGAINST ISLAMIC IDRISS MOSQUE

5-09-02 CHICAGO AREA DEVELOPER AGREES TO PAY $100,000 TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT BY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

5-07-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO SPONSOR COMMUNITY FORUM ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS IN PHOENIX, AZ

5-02-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES CHICAGO AREA FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT FOR $423,000

4-29-02 SUPERSHUTTLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. TO IMPROVE SERVICE FOR TRAVELERS WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS UNDER AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

4-19-02 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CITY OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

4-16-02 LAS VEGAS GOLF ASSOCIATION AGREES TO MODIFY RULES TO ALLOW GOLFERS WITH DISABILITIES TO USE CARTS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE

4-15-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES SECOND LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN OLATHE, KANSAS

4-15-02 IDAHO BUILDER AGREES TO MAKE APARTMENT COMPLEX ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO PAY $48,000 TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

4-15-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS

4-15-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF WYOMING CONCERNING THE WYOMING STATE PENITENTIARY

4-12-02 THREE FORMER WACKENHUT EMPLOYEES CONVICTED OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

4-12-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SENDS LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY GUIDANCE TO THE FEDERAL REGISTER THAT WILL HELP REDUCE LANGUAGE BARRIERS

4-12-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH THE CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT

4-11-02 ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PARTICIPATE IN SIGNING OF HISTORIC AGREEMENT IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

4-9-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES SFX ENTERTAINMENT FOR VIOLATING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INSULIN-USING DIABETICS

4-8-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST MOBILE, ALABAMA APARTMENT OWNER

4-4-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN SCHOOL TEACHER'S RELIGION & NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT CASE

4-2-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST SELMA COMFORT INN

3-28-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $450,000 VERDICT IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST MISSISSIPPI LANDLORD

3-25-02 COURT GRANTS RELIEF IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUIT AGAINST STATE OF TEXAS TO ENFORCE RIGHTS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN CITIZENS TO VOTE IN FEDERAL RUN-OFF ELECTION

3-20-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES SUIT AGAINST NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO REGIONAL SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY FOR RACIAL AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

3-20-02 RENO, NEVADA AGENCY AGREES TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS FOR DEAF PERSONS TO REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE

3-20-02 NEVADA FOSTER CARE AGENCY AGREES TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH DEAF MOTHER WHO SEEKS TO BE A FOSTER PARENT

3-14-02 MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY TO MAKE CAMPUS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, UNDER AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

3-13-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH BRANSON THEATER TO BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

3-11-02 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FILES SUIT AGAINST WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC. FOR CITIZENSHIP DISCRIMINATION

3-8-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILES CONSENT DECREE RESOLVING DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH WICHITA, KANSAS NIGHTCLUB OWNERS

3-1-02 EIGHT MONTANA SKINHEADS SENTENCED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS CRIMES

2-27-02 LAS VEGAS DEVELOPER PAYS $350,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

2-15-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES ONGOING MEASURES TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND MEN

2-13-02 FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. MUELLER MEETS WITH KEY U.S. LEADERS OF NATIONAL ARAB, MUSLIM, AND SIKH ORGANIZATIONS

2-13-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES OWNERS AND MANAGER OF JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS MOBILE HOME PARK FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
2-11-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR MISSISSIPPI ELECTION

1-31-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SCHOOL DESEGREGATION LAWSUIT IN YONKERS, NEW YORK

1-30-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS THAT IMPLEMENT PRESIDENT BUSH'S ‘NEW FREEDOM INITIATIVE' TO HELP AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
1-24-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ISSUES T VISA TO PROTECT WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ALL VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1-16-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO SPONSOR COMMUNITY FORUM ON POST SEPTEMBER 11 DISCRIMINATORY BACKLASH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

1-15-02 IDAHO DEVELOPER TO BUILD SIXTEEN NEW APARTMENT UNITS AND PAY $42,000 TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

1-14-02 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR MISSISSIPPI ELECTION

1-07-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST LOUISIANA GREEN MEADOW APARTMENTS
1-04-02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF DETECTION SERVICES, INC.
12-28-01 BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS AGREE TO PAY BLIND TEACHER $55,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY RIGHTS LAW SUIT
12-20-01 MARYLAND COUPLE CONVICTED OF ENSLAVING TEENAGE CAMEROONIAN GIRL IN THEIR HOME

12-20-01 GEORGIA ONION GROWER WILL PAY MORE THAN $76,000 TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. WORKERS
12-20-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES BROCHURE ON FEDERAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION IN TEN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
12-13-01 NEW YORK-NEW YORK HOTEL AND CASINO REACHES AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE REVIEW OF ACCESSIBILITY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

12-10-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION
11-29-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES LINCOLN, NEBRASKA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
11-27-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES VOTING RIGHTS SUIT AGAINST ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLORADO OVER THE METHOD OF ELECTING BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
11-27-01 VILLAGE OF CUBA, NEW MEXICO, SETTLES SEX DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS
11-20-01 ARIZONA STATE COMPENSATION FUND AGREES TO PAY $150,000 TO SETTLE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT CASE
11-08-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS OF ITALIAN ANCESTRY DURING WORLD WAR II SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS
11-05-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN MICHIGAN, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA
10-22-01 ILLINOIS APARTMENT OWNER SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
10-17-01 NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AGREES TO IMPLEMENT NEW ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND TRAINING POLICIES

10-16-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF WILLIE J. WILLIAMS
10-12-01 THREE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OFFICERS PLEAD GUILTY TO TORTURING AND VIOLATING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF INMATES
10-11-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INDICTS FORMER FRIO COUNTY TEXAS DEPUTY SHERIFFS ON CORRUPTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
10-10-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK
10-09-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF MEMPHIS AREA APARTMENT COMPLEXES FOR VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACT
09-27-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST ARKANSAS LAKEWOOD HOUSE APARTMENTS

09-24-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK

09-19-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS ILLINOIS; CITY AGREES TO PAY $275,000

09-13-01 PREPARED REMARKS ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT

09-13-01 STATEMENT FROM ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL RALPH F. BOYD JR. REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF ARAB, MUSLIM AMERICANS OR AMERICANS OF SOUTH ASIAN DESCENT

09-10-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN MICHIGAN AND NEW YORK

09-10-01 NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE AGREES WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP ITS SHIPS OPEN TO BLIND PERSONS

09-05-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT ON ACCESSIBILITY OF MICHIGAN STADIUM TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

08-06-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT ASSERTS THAT A MASSACHUSETTS CITY IS DENYING HISPANICS EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

08-01-01 TROPICANA HOTEL CASINO TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

07-25-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT JOINS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT LAUNCH NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY LIVING

07-25-01 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FUNDS PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE FAIR HIRING

07-20-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE CONFIRMATIONS OF BOYD AND O'CONNOR

07-18-01 DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE AND STATE ISSUE HUMAN TRAFFICKING REGULATION AND GUIDELINES FOR PROSECUTORS AND INVESTIGATORS

07-11-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES IDAHO DEVELOPER FOR VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACT

07-06-01 STATEMENT BY ACTING ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM YEOMANS REGARDING CLOSING OF THE PRINCE JONES CASE

07-05-01 IMPROVED CONDITIONS AT VIRGINIA BASED MENTAL INSTITUTION LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

06-27-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES MOBILE ALABAMA APARTMENT OWNER FOR ENGAGING IN RACIAL AND FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION

06-25-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR PASSAIC CITY, NJ CITY ELECTIONS

06-21-01 VALDOSTA NIGHTCLUB THE KNIGHTS FORMERLY CLUB 2000 SETTLES FEDERAL RACE DISCRIMINATION ACTION

06-19-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT ORDERS SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPREME COURT DECISION PROMOTING COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

06-14-01 THREE MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING OF RUSSIAN MINORS

06-13-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
06-07-01 STATEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON JAMES CHARLES KOPP EXTRADITION

06-04-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR MISSISSIPPI ELECTIONS
06-01-01 CITY OF MILWAUKEE SETTLES FAIR HOUSING ACT LAWSUIT

06-01-01 ASHCROFT APPLAUDS WHITE HOUSE CHOICE FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR IMMIGRATION-RELATED UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

05-18-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY OF LOS ANGELES AGREE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL CHERKASKY AS PRIMARY MONITOR IN THE LOS
ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT PATTERN OR PRACTICE

05-14-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR MISSISSIPPI ELECTION

05-10-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN OLATHE, KANSAS

05-7-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR PASSAIC CITY, NJ CITY ELECTIONS

05-7-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL STATEMENT REGARDING MATTERS IN CINCINNATI
04-24-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST MILWAUKEE LANDLORD

04-23-01 MISSISSIPPI TO SETTLE SUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION IN STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

04-17-01 CROCKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE TO CHANGE ITS METHOD OF ELECTION UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
04-16-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

04-10-01 CRS FACILITATES FORUM IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY RELATIONS ISSUES

04-10-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CALIFORNIA APARTMENT COMPLEX OWNERS AND MANAGER FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

04-09-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES $105.72 MILLION FUNDING INCREASE TO GUARANTEE RIGHTS FOR ALL AMERICANS

04-05-01 LAS VEGAS HOTEL AND CASINO TO PAY MORE THAN $50,000 UNDER AGREEMENT TO SETTLE WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

04-05-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES FULL FUNDING FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAMS

04-04-01 NEW FEDERAL GUIDE ISSUED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SEEKING TO MOVE FROM BENEFITS ROLLS TO WORK

04-04-01 NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

04-03-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST FLORIDA LANDLORD

04-03-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS REACHED WITH SIX COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE CIVIC ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

04-02-01 FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO MONITOR CICERO, IL GENERAL ELECTION

03-29-01 CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE CIVIL RIGHTS OF CIVIC LEADERS

03-27-01 FACT SHEET WORKER EXPLOITATION

03-27-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW THE TREATMENT OF ITALIAN AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II

03-16-01 CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE CIVIL RIGHTS OF CIVIC LEADERS

03-09-01 MILWAUKEE DEVELOPER SETTLES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
03-07-01 CALIFORNIA MAN ADMITS HE BROUGHT INDIAN GIRLS TO U.S. FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES

03-06-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT WELCOMES WHITE HOUSE NOMINEE FOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CIVIL RIGHTS

02-28-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT ADDRESSES MISSOURI VOTING ISSUES

02-21-01 MARYLAND RESTAURANT TO BECOME ACCESSIBLE TO CUSTOMERS WITH DISABILITIES UNDER AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

02-12-01 LAS VEGAS DEVELOPERS AND ARCHITECT PAY NEARLY $2 MILLION TO SETTLE HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

02-01-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES RAYNARD LADELL JOHNSON CASE

01-23-01 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION UNDER AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

01-19-01 UTAH HOSPITAL AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACH AGREEMENT ON PROVISION OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

01-19-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST BLIND TRAVELERS

01-19-01 NORTH CAROLINA DEVELOPER AND ARCHITECT SETTLE HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

01-18-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ARKANSAS BEST WESTERN SCENIC MOTOR INN

01-17-01 UNITED ARTISTS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF STADIUM-STYLE THEATERS UNDER PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

01-17-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA OVER ITS METHOD OF ELECTING COUNTY COUNCIL

01-17-01 CITY OF NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI TO PAY $60,000 TO SETTLE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT CASE

01-12-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES DEVELOPERS OF FIVE IDAHO APARTMENT COMPLEXES FOR VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACT

01-11-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS REACHED WITH FIVE COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE CIVIC ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

01-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILES SUIT AGAINST DELAWARE STATE POLICE ALLEGING RACE DISCRIMINATION

01-09-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CHICAGO DEVELOPERS FOR BUILDING COMPLEX NOT ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

01-08-01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LENDING DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST ASSOCIATES NATIONAL BANK

01-04-01 SOUTH CAROLINA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BURNING CROSSES INTIMIDATING WORSHIPERS AT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH

12-29-00 STATE OF INDIANA TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS AT TWO DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS UNDER AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

12-22-00 NEUROSURGERY GROUP PAYS $50,000 TO SETTLE HIV DISCRIMINATION CLAIM WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

12-21-00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI LANDLORDS FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

12-13-00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND CHICAGO LANDLORD RESOLVE RACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

12-11-00 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR MICHIGAN ELECTION

12-07-00 GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DEVELOPERS AND ARCHITECT SUED FOR VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACT

12-06-00 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO BECOME FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

11-14-00 INDIANA MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 42 YEARS FOR SETTING 26 CHURCHES ABLAZE

11-06-00 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NINE STATES ACROSS THE NATION

11-02-00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF LOS ANGELES

11-02-00 STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO

11-01-00 STATEMENT BY BILL LANN LEE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

10-31-00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENTERS CONSENT DECREE TO RESOLVE RETALIATION CLAIM AGAINST INDIANA TOWN

10-23-00 NATIVE HAWAIIAN RECONCILIATION FINAL REPORT RELEASED

10-19-00 ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO STATEMENT PRESSING FOR NEW HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION

10-18-00 CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND ITS HOUSING AUTHORITY AGREE TO BUILD NEW PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS TO COMPLY WITH FAIR HOUSING ACT
10-17-00 FARGO APARTMENT OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO PAY $15 THOUSAND TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
10-10-00 FORMER MUSKOGEE CITY INSPECTOR SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ABUSE OF AUTHORITY AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

10-06-00 FEDERAL OBSERVERS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR LOUISIANA ELECTIONS

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