The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Civil Rights Division

The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division (DOJ/CRD) is the lead federal civil rights enforcement agency, combating discrimination based on race, color, religion, disability, national origin, and gender in employment, voting, housing, education, public accommodations and other activities. It also has primary responsibility for enforcing federal hate crime and police misconduct laws.

Leadership Conference/Education Fund Reports

• Long Road to Justice: The Civil Rights Division at 50 - September 2007
• ...and Justice for All: The Civil Rights Division at 40 - December 1997

More on the Civil Rights Division

• About the Civil Rights Division
• Civil Rights Division Ramping Up Enforcement on Employment, Housing, Voting Rights Cases - 4/28/10
• Department of Justice Creates Fair Lending Unit to Fight Discrimination - 1/20/10
• Tom Perez: Civil Rights Division Has New 'Agenda of Restoration and Revitalization' - 12/4/09
• Senate Confirms Tom Perez to Head the Civil Rights Division - 10/6/09
• Civil Rights Groups: Senate Must Confirm Pending Judicial and Executive Nominees - 9/22/09
• New York Times Urges the Justice Department to Revive Its Civil Rights Enforcement - 9/2/09
• Tom Perez Is the Best Choice to Restore the Integrity of the Civil Rights Division - 4/28/09
• Sign-On Letter in Support of Tom Perez' Nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights - 4/27/09
• The Erosion of Rights: Declining Civil Rights Enforcement under the Bush Administration - Report - Center for American Progress, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights - March 2007
• Holder Vows to End Politicization of Civil Rights Division - 1/21/09
• Necessary Reforms: Restoring the Employment Litigation Section's Commitment to Racial Justice and Equality - 11/05/07
• House Committee Tough on Civil Rights Division's Employment Discrimination Record - 10/02/07
• LCCR Celebrates Civil Rights Division Anniversary by Looking Forward - 09/19/07
• Oversight of the Civil Rights Division - Wade Henderson's Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee - 6/21/07
• Oversight of the Civil Rights Division - Wade Henderson's Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee - 3/22/07
• Oversight Hearing Addresses Politicization of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division - 03/28/07
• Civil Rights Agencies Come Under Fire - Civil Rights Monitor - Fall 2006
• Letter Raises Concerns About DOJ's Civil Rights Enforcement Record - 11/28/05
• Acosta Nomination Watched by Civil Rights Organizations - 07/18/03