United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Department_of_Justice_Civil_Rights_Division

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:CRT
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentAttorneyGeneral	gptkb:Kristen_Clarke
gptkbp:employs	attorneys support staff investigators
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act gptkb:Civil_Rights_of_Institutionalized_Persons_Act gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act gptkb:Title_IX_of_the_Education_Amendments_of_1972 gptkb:Equal_Educational_Opportunities_Act gptkb:Freedom_of_Access_to_Clinic_Entrances_Act gptkb:Matthew_Shepard_and_James_Byrd,_Jr._Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act gptkb:Police_Misconduct_Provision_(34_U.S.C._§_12601) gptkb:Uniformed_and_Overseas_Citizens_Absentee_Voting_Act
gptkbp:formed	1957
gptkbp:hasDivision	gptkb:Appellate_Section gptkb:Criminal_Section gptkb:Disability_Rights_Section gptkb:Employment_Litigation_Section gptkb:Housing_and_Civil_Enforcement_Section gptkb:Special_Litigation_Section gptkb:Voting_Section gptkb:Coordination_and_Review_Section gptkb:Policy_&_Strategy_Section Educational Opportunities Section
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:logo	Seal of the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.svg
gptkbp:mission	to uphold the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education_(amicus_brief) gptkb:United_States_v._Alabama_(immigration_law) gptkb:United_States_v._City_of_Ferguson gptkb:United_States_v._Maricopa_County gptkb:United_States_v._North_Carolina_(HB2) gptkb:United_States_v._Texas_(voting_rights)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:United_States_Senator gptkb:United_States_Deputy_Attorney_General
gptkbp:responsibleFor	enforcing civil rights laws enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination
gptkbp:website	https://www.justice.gov/crt
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:DOJ_Civil_Rights_Division_report_(2015)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7