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Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Releases Memo on Implementation and Administrative Enforcement of Title VI and Safe Streets Act

June 23, 2022
Courtesy of Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General
Federal law — including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Safe Streets Act of 1968 — prohibits recipients of federal funds from discriminating against any person on the basis of race, color or national origin. Each year, the Department of Justice provides billions of dollars in grant money and other financial assistance to state and local agencies involved in the justice system, including police departments and sheriffs' offices, correctional and juvenile justice institutions, state and local courts and organizations that provide support to victims of crime.
Updated June 23, 2022

Memorial Day

May 30, 2022
Courtesy of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke
Every year on the last Monday in May, our country pauses to honor those servicemembers who have given the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom. The Memorial Day holiday—which first began as a commemoration of fallen Union soldiers who gave their lives to overthrow the tyranny of slavery—is an opportunity not only to honor these fallen heroes, but to also express our collective gratitude and appreciation for those servicemembers who work each day to safeguard our country. The Civil Rights Division (“Division”) houses the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative (“SVI”), which works to protect the rights of servicemembers, veterans, and their families.
Updated May 30, 2022

Strengthening Our Efforts to Prevent and End Sexual Assault

April 20, 2022
Courtesy of Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General
Last month, we celebrated Women’s History Month and the reauthorization and modernization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). We honored the progress society has made since the original VAWA passed in 1994, and we also acknowledged the work ahead to make equality real for all. As I said then, “Preventing and ending violence creates a more equal and equitable world for women and girls, and people of all genders who experience harm.” April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month –...
Updated April 25, 2022

USA Today Op-Ed: Ghost guns are real guns. And we'll regulate them to save lives.

April 11, 2022
Courtesy of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland
This op-ed originally appeared in USA Today on April 11, 2022. Law enforcement officers across the country increasingly find there is no way to trace certain guns they recover from crime scenes. Because these guns are not marked with serial numbers, there is no way to track their origins or their owners. And because they are sold without a background check, anyone can buy them. They truly are "ghost guns." These unmarked guns are easy to buy, particularly in the form of a build-your-own kit...
Updated April 18, 2022

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