The Trump administration's Justice Department has begun targeting Democratic and presidential swing states with demands for ...

With the recent rollback of protections for the LGBTQ community, our museum affirms its commitment to inclusivity.

Trump appointee Brett Shumate instructs DOJ Civil Division attorneys to prioritize investigations targeting transgender ...

The United States Department of Justice has sent a letter to Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha notifying him that ...

For decades, the federal government has used data analysis to ferret out race and sex discrimination, winning court cases and ...

In May, the Justice Department moved to drop police reform agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville, with Dhillon, the civil rights division head, asserting that they relied on “faulty legal ...

A group of civil rights and legal organizations say immigrant detainees being held at two federal detention centers are being denied their constitutional right to legal counsel. One of those ...

The Center for Civil Rights and Technology (Center), a joint technology and civil rights advocacy hub created by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference ...

color and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance," according to the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. "If a recipient of federal ...

A reorganization and shift in enforcement focuses within the DOJ's Civil Division is causing an exodus of attorneys. While some may land in Big Law, their skill set may be better suited for other ...

WASHINGTON—One night in April, Harmeet Dhillon was making spiced Indian tea she said she needed to power through her 12-hour days running the Justice Department’s civil-rights division.