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About the Division

Welcome! The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice protects the civil and constitutional rights of all persons in the United States by enforcing anti-discrimination laws.

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Meet the Assistant Attorney General

Leadership
Harmeet K. Dhillon
Assistant Attorney General

Contact
Civil Rights Division
Tel: (202) 514-3847
TTY/TDD: 711

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Our Work

Civil Rights Division News
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Justice Department Finds Duke Law School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today investigative findings that Duke University School of Law (Duke Law) intentionally discriminated based on race in granting and denying admission...
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Philadelphia Man Indicted on Civil Rights Charge in Connection with July Arson at Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center
Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment with one count of malicious damage by means of fire to a building used in interstate commerce and...
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Justice Department Sues Pennsylvania Landlord for Sexual Harassment in Housing
The Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Venkatachalam Mani, a landlord in State College, Pennsylvania, for sexually harassing a female tenant and retaliating against...
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Civil Rights Division Secures Settlement with OpenAI for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has secured a combined $3,200,000 settlement with OpenAI OpCo LLC, a San Francisco, California-based artificial intelligence company, and...
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Justice Department Announces Monitoring of Polling Sites in Four Michigan Cities
Today, the Department of Justice is monitoring polling sites in four Michigan cities for the state’s primary election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.
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Justice Department Sues Montgomery County, MD for Violating Supreme Court’s Wolford Decision
Today, the Justice Department filed suit against Montgomery County, Maryland (County). The complaint alleges that the County’s newly enacted Bill 23-26 violates the Second Amendment by prohibiting law-abiding...