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United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice enforces federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin.

Division overview

December 9, 1957 (1957-12-09)

United States government agency

Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C., United States

$162 million (2015)[1]

U.S. Department of Justice

www.justice.gov/crt

The division was established on December 9, 1957, by order of Attorney General William P. Rogers, after the Civil Rights Act of 1957 created the head office of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (AAG-CR; appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate). In 2021, Kristen Clarke became the first woman confirmed to the position.

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the Civil Rights Acts of , 1960, 1964, and 1968

1957

the , as amended through 2006

Voting Rights Act of 1965

the of 1974

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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National Voter Registration Act of 1993

the of 2009

Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

the of 1986

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

the of 1984

Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

the of 1980, which authorizes the Attorney General to seek relief for persons confined in public institutions where conditions exist that deprive residents of their constitutional rights

Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act

the of 1994

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act

the Police Misconduct Provision of the of 1994

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

the of 2000

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

the of 1993

Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Section 102 of the (IRCA), as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of national origin and citizenship status as well as document abuse and retaliation under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

The Division enforces


In addition, the Division prosecutes actions under several criminal civil rights statutes which were designed to preserve personal liberties and safety.

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