8-1.010
General
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The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Rights Division,
subject to the general supervision of the Attorney General and under the
direction of the Deputy Attorney General, is responsible for conducting,
handling, or supervising civil rights matters, as more particularly
described in 28 C.F.R. § 0.50. The Division is headed by an
Assistant Attorney General, and now consists of the following Sections:
Administrative Management Section, Appellate Section, Coordination and
Review Section, Criminal Section, Disability Rights Section, Educational
Opportunities Section, Employment Litigation Section, Housing and Civil
Enforcement Section, Special Litigation Section, and Voting Section, and the
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Labor Practices.
Because of the sensitive nature of the constitutional and statutory
issues involved and the desirability of uniform application of federal law
in this field, close consultation between United States Attorneys and the
Division on civil rights matters is of prime importance. Attorneys from the
Division may conduct litigation in conjunction with the United States
Attorney. Such attorneys will maintain close liaison and consult with the
United States Attorney on a continuing basis.
Any statements issued to the press in connection with the institution of
judicial proceedings in civil rights cases should be coordinated through the
Department's Office of Public Affairs and the Assistant Attorney General,
Civil Rights Division.
8-1.100
Statutes and Executive Orders Administered by the Civil Rights
Division
The following is a list of federal statutes and executive orders
administered by the Civil Rights Division.
- CIVIL STATUTES.
15 U.S.C. §§ 1691e(h), 3151(c); 18
U.S.C. § 248; 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681(a), 1706, 1709; 28
U.S.C. § 1862; 29 U.S.C. §§ 794, 1577(c); 31
U.S.C. §§ 6720, 6721(d); 42 U.S.C.
§§ 300w-7(c), 300x-7(c), 300y-9(c), 708(c), 1971, 1973 to
1973ff-4, 1997, 2000a-3(a), 2000a-5(a), 2000b(a), 2000c-6(a), 2000d,
2000e-5(f), 2000e-6(a), 2000h-2, 3613, 3789d(c)(3), 3789d(c)(4)(C), 5309(c),
8625(c), 9906(c), 14141; 3789d(c); 49 U.S.C. §§ 306(e),
1615(a)(4).
- CRIMINAL STATUTES.
18 U.S.C. §§ 241 to 248, 249,
594, 841 to 848, 875, 876, 924, 1001, 1503, 1504, 1508 to 1513, 1581 to
1594, 1621 to 1623, 2191 to 2196; 42 U.S.C. §§ 300a-8,
1973i(a)-(e), 1973j(a)-(c), 1973aa-3, 1973bb(b), 1973dd-3(b)-(c), 1974,
1974a, 2000e-8, 2000e-10, 3631; 46 U.S.C. §§ 658,
701.
The Civil Rights Division shares enforcement responsibility under some
of these statutes with the Criminal Division, generally depending upon
whether the matter involves discrimination or intimidation on account of
race, or, in the case of those statutes dealing with obstruction of justice,
relates to civil rights litigation. See 28 C.F.R.
§§ 0.50 and 0.55. The Civil Rights Division has
responsibility under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 with respect to false
official statements made in connection with alleged violations of federal
civil rights statutes.
[updated October 2009]
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