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8-10-09 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Port St. Lucie, Florida, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

8-5-09 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

8-4-09 Justice Department Obtains $35,000 in Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Settlement with Apartment Complex in Longview, Washington

8-4-09 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Chautauqua County, New York, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

8-3-09 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wendell, Idaho, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

7-31-09 Justice Department Announces Disabled Access Settlement with Developers of Woodbridge, Virginia, Apartment Complex

7-30-09 Key Member of Atlanta Human Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges

7-30-09 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Niagara Falls to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

7-29-09 Federal Corrections Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Charges Related to Fatal Assault

7-28-09 Justice Department Signs Agreement with Gregg County, Texas, to Improve Civic Access for People with Disabilities

7-28-09 Justice Department Signs Agreement with the Village of Midlothian, Illinois, to Improve Civic Access for People with Disabilities

7-23-09 Two Idaho Men Convicted for Federal Hate Crime Assault

7-22-09 St. Louis Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Federal Sex Trafficking Charge

7-22-09 East St. Louis Police Department Officer Indicted on Civil Rights and False Statement Charges

7-21-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Apartment Complex in Clanton, Alabama

7-21-09 Former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Pleads Guilty to Depriving Motorist of Civil Rights by Kidnapping

7-20-09 Justice Department Hosts Conference Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

7-17-09 Former Bell, California, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Crime

7-16-09 Justice Department Releases New Fact Sheet on the Rights of Persons with HIV or AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing

7-10-09 Donaldson, Arkansas, Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charges

7-9-09 Highland Park, Michigan, Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

7-9-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of Milwaukee to Enforce Employment Rights of Member of the Air National Guard

7-8-09 Former Jackson, Mississippi Police Department Officer Is Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation

7-6-09 Former Florida State Corrections Officer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Assaulting an Inmate

7-1-09 Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced to Prison Term of Life Plus 255 Years for Civil Rights, Narcotics, Robbery and Firearms Crimes

6-26-09 Justice Department Files Complaint and Reaches Settlement to Improve Conditions at Texas State Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

6-25-09 Former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Violations

6-23-09 Justice Department Intervenes in Americans with Disabilities Act Lawsuit Against Transportation Provider

6-22-09 Washington State Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

6-19-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Mobile Home Park in Gulfport, Mississippi

6-18-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination by Marion, Alabama, Against Alabama National Guard Member

6-18-09 Honolulu Man and Woman Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges

6-17-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Bryan County, Oklahoma, Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination

6-16-09 Two Oregon Men Sentenced for Role in Federal Hate Crime

6-15-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Nevada to Enforce Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist

6-15-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Harrison County, Indiana, Alleging Sex Discrimination

6-11-09 Chicago Police Officer Sentenced for Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man Beaten While Restrained in a Wheelchair

6-9-09 Wisconsin Couple Sentenced for Forcing a Woman to Work as Their Domestic Servant for 19 Years

6-8-09 Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey

6-5-09 Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men

6-5-09 Justice Department Launches Investigation into Federal Crimes in Connection with the Murder of Dr. George Tiller

6-1-09 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Mississippi, New Jersey and South Dakota

5-29-09 Justice Department Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Board of Education of the City of Chicago

5-29-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff of Hendry County, Florida, Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination

5-27-09 Eight Uzbekistan Nationals Among 12 Charged with Racketeering, Human Trafficking & Immigration Violations in Scheme to Employ Illegal Aliens in 14 States

5-26-09 Civil Rights Division Attorney Named "Top Prosecutor" by the Association of Women in Federal Law Enforcement

5-26-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the Newark, New Jersey, Public Schools to Enforce the Employment Rights of Naval Reservist

5-22-09 Former Velda City, Missouri, Reserve Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges

5-22-09 Justice Department Files Suit Against Fresno County, California, to Protect Employment Rights of Navy Reservist

5-22-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of Chesapeake, Virginia, to Enforce the Employment Rights of Virginia Coast Guard Reservist

5-21-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the City of Marion, Arkansas, Alleging Race Discrimination

5-19-09 Justice Department Sues Garner, North Carolina, for Disability Discrimination

5-19-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Wagner Industrial Electric Inc. to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana Reservist

5-18-09 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Philadelphia

5-14-09 Three Former Kentucky Jailers Plead Guilty to Systematic Detainee Abuse and Coverup

5-13-09 Deputy U.S. Marshal Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice by Witness Tampering

5-8-09 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

5-7-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Synapse Data and Telecom Inc to Enforce the Employment Rights of Utah National Guard Member

5-6-09 Former New Mexico Jail Administrator Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

5-6-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-based Housing Discrimination at Six Complexes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

5-5-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to Enforce the Employment Rights of Air Force Reservist

5-4-09 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Mississippi

5-1-09 Justice Department Sues Fitchburg, Mass., Housing Authority for Disability Discrimination

5-1-09 Former Mississippi Deputy Sheriffs Sentenced to Serve Time on Civil Rights Violations

5-1-09 Five Donaldson, Arkansas, Men Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

4-30-09 Justice Department Obtains $200,000 in Housing Discrimination Settlement with Lakewood, New Jersey, Apartment Complex

4-30-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Americraft Carton Inc. on Behalf of Michigan Army National Guardsman

4-30-09 Three South Carolina Men Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

4-29-09 Justice Department Sues Nobel Learning Communities Inc. for Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities

4-28-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit to Enforce N.Y. Army Servicemember's Employment Rights

4-27-09 Houston Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges

4-27-09 Iowa Man Convicted of Interfering with Housing Rights of African-American Family

4-24-09 Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Using a Noose to Assault a Man at the Pentagon

4-24-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination by the City of Baltimore, Maryland

4-22-09 Texas Man Pleads Guilty on Federal Civil Rights Charges

4-22-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Grand Forks County, North Dakota, to Enforce the Employment Rights of North Dakota Army National Guard Member

4-20-09 West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty on Federal Civil Rights Charges

4-17-09 Former Mendenhall, Mississippi, Police Chief Sentenced for Using Excessive Force

4-16-09 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Philadelphia Regarding Polling Place Access for People with Disabilities

4-16-09 Former Gary, Indiana, Police Chief Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Violation

4-15-09 Three Current and One Former Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriff Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

4-14-09 Former Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff Indicted for Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction of Justice Violations

4-14-09 Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at 12 Multifamily Housing Complexes in Louisville, Kentucky

4-13-09 St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charge

4-10-09 Former Jackson County, Missouri, Deputy Indicted for Civil Rights Violation

4-9-09 Former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arrested on Civil Rights Charges

4-9-09 Former Shelby County, Tenn., Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

4-9-09 Justice Department and Fort Bend County, Texas, Resolve Claims Alleging Voting Rights Violations

4-9-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Ecorse, Michigan, Alleging Sex Discrimination

4-6-09 Justice Department to Monitor Election in Kane County, Illinois

4-1-09 Former Baton Rouge, Louisiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

4-1-09 One Current and Two Retired Baltimore City Police Department Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

3-31-09 Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Town of Lake Park, Florida

3-27-09 Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Arrested for Violating Civil Rights by Kidnapping

3-26-09 Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in New York Special Congressional Election

3-26-09 Justice Department Announces Public Education Campaign Grants to Fight Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination

3-25-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Alleging Discrimination Against African Americans in the Hiring of Firefighters

3-24-09 California Couple Plead Guilty in Alien Smuggling Scheme in Which Some Were Forced to Work at Elder Care Homes

3-20-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Symphony Diagnostic Services Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of N.Y. Army National Guardsman

3-18-09 Former Memphis Police Officers Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights

3-18-09 Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Muskegon County, Michigan

3-17-09 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against Town of St. John, Indiana

3-16-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Law Firm to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana Army National Guardsman

3-13-09 Justice Department Sues West Memphis, Ark. Landlords for Sexual Harassment

3-13-09 U.S. Border Patrol Agent Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assault in Federal Detention Facility

3-13-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Americraft Carton Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of Michigan Army National Guardsman

3-9-09 Former Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations

3-5-09 Fairfield, Calif., Couple Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Alleged Bias-Motivated Assault

3-5-09 Justice Department Sues Henry County, Ill., for Sexual Harassment of Former Employee

3-5-09 Justice Department Sues Harrison County, Ind., Sheriff for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

3-4-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Stimson Lumber Company to Enforce the Employment Rights of Oregon Reservist

3-4-09 Justice Department Sues Large Multi-Family Housing Developer Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination

3-4-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Ecolab Inc. to Enforce Employment Rights of Michigan U.S. Army Veteran

2-27-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Wagner Industrial Electric Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana Army National Guardsman

2-26-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Dayton, Ohio, Alleging Discrimination Against African Americans in the Hiring of Police Officers and Firefighters

2-25-09 Falls Church, Va., Man Pleads Guilty to Harboring Indonesian Aliens for Financial Gain

2-25-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Military Discrimination Against the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts and Senior Resident Court Judge

2-24-09 Three Former Atlanta Police Officers Sentenced to Prison in Fatal Shooting of Elderly Atlanta Woman

2-24-09 Two Oregon Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime

2-23-09 Justice Department Sues Housing Authority in Wayne County, Ill., for Race Discrimination

2-23-09 Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charges

2-23-09 Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit with State of Vermont Regarding Reporting Requirements of Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

2-20-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the Chicago Board of Education for Alleged Pregnancy Discrimination

2-18-09 Justice Department Obtains $120,000 Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit Against Chicago Area Realtors

2-12-09 Four Individuals Indicted for Racially-Motivated Assault in Nampa, Idaho

2-12-09 Five Defendants Convicted of International Sex Trafficking for Forcing Central American Girls and Women into Prostitution

2-11-09 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with SmallTownPapers Inc., Regarding Employment Rights of Air Force Reservist

2-10-09 Former Velda City, Mo., Reserve Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges

2-05-09 Two Individuals Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges

2-05-09 Member of Human Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges

2-04-09 Former Mississippi County Deputy Sheriffs Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

2-03-09 Justice Department Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

2-02-09 Two Oklahoma County Corrections Officers Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation in Death of Oklahoma City Man

2-02-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of Kansas Air Force Reservist

2-02-09 Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Anti-Obama Assaults

2-02-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of New Jersey Air Force National Guard Member

1-30-09 Former Mendenhall, Miss. Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force

1-30-09 Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Gender Discrimination and Retaliation by the Puerto Rico Police Department

1-29-09 Justice Department Files Lawsuit on Behalf of North Dakota Army National Guard Member

1-29-09 Justice Department Sues Ypsilanti, Mich., Landlords for Sexual Harassment

1-29-09 Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability and Religious Discrimination Against Nashville, Tenn.

1-27-09 Three Men Indicted for Racially-Motivated Church Arson in Springfield, Mass.

1-26-09 New York Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Conspiracy

1-22-09 Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man Beaten While Restrained in a Wheelchair

1-21-09 Former Florida State Corrections Officer Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Crime

1-9-09 Justice Department Sues New Mexico Community College for Sexual Harassment of Former Employee

1-7-09 Justice Department Seeks Injunction Against New Black Panther Party

1-7-09 Three Staten Island, NY Men Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Conspiracy Charges

1-5-09 Former South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

For Civil Rights Division press releases from 1999-2008, please refer to the the Civil Rights Division Press Release Archive.

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

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

Updated August 12, 2009