Justice Blogs

OVW Proudly Stands with AANHPI Communities in the Pursuit of Safety and Justice

June 1, 2023

Courtesy of Linda Phan, Deputy Director of Policy, Communication and Evaluation

As May draws to a close and we move into June, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) continues to honor the richness of the cultures, distinctive histories and influential contributions of the Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. As President Biden proclaimed , “Throughout our history, they have represented the bigger story of who we are as Americans and embodied the truth that our diversity is our strength as a nation.

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Updated June 1, 2023

Memorial Day 2023

May 29, 2023

Courtesy of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke

Memorial Day enables us to pause and reflect on the incredible sacrifices of those servicemembers who have given their lives to safeguard and advance our shared democratic values of liberty, fundamental fairness and equal justice for all. Through this reflection, the Civil Rights Division reaffirms our commitment to safeguard the rights of the brave men and women of our nation’s armed forces, the veterans who have served in the past and their families. The Civil Rights Division is proud to...

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Updated May 29, 2023

Justice Department Recognizes Jewish American Heritage Month

May 24, 2023

Courtesy of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke

May is Jewish American Heritage Month , an apt occasion to celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans to the struggle for civil rights in this nation. Jewish people for many years have faced both overt and more subtle antisemitism here in the United States and a long history of murderous persecution in Europe. Many American Jews have thus identified with the struggles of Black Americans against Jim Crow and racial injustice and embraced the Civil Rights Movement as part of a broader fight...

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Updated May 25, 2023

The Civil Rights Division Marks the 69th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 2023

Courtesy of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke

Today we commemorate the 69th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in America’s public schools. Nearly 70 years after the court declared racially segregated schools unequal and unconstitutional, Brown stands as both a transformative moment in our democracy, and as a promise yet unfulfilled.

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Updated May 17, 2023

New White Paper on FOIA Reference Model from Chief FOIA Officer Council Technology Committee’s Working Group

May 3, 2023

New resources from the Chief FOIA Officer’s Council are now available.

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Updated May 3, 2023

Summary of Fiscal Year 2022 Annual FOIA Reports Published

May 3, 2023

The Office of Information Policy's Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2022, which examines a range of key statistics related to the government’s administration of the FOIA, is now available.