CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS PDF
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FOREWORD Iampleasedtoprovideyouwiththe June1995editionoftheCivilRightsDivision's ActivitiesandProgramsBrochure.Thebrochure ispublishedtogiveadetaileddescriptionofthe CivilRightsDivisionandtheresponsibilitiesof theSectionswithintheDivision.Followingeach Section description are examples ofrecent litigationandotherenforcementactivitiesofthe Division. DevalL.Patrick the purTphoeseCiviolfRigehntfsorDciivnigsionfewdearsalcreastteadtufteosr bcarrorcyhuirteouhte.lpsOyuorucbheatltleernpugrneodheilribesisttainnnogdtooduinrslcymriiismnsiincoaantliloainnn.gdihnotIowahwcoecpoeeunndttehaaatvctosrthoitsof discriminationthatdiminishourstatureascitizens,butalsoineducatingthe Americanpublicaboutthemoralimperativethatcivilrightsisultimatelyall about. DivisionI,fpyloeuasehacvoentaancytaqnueystoifontsheorrecspoemcmteivnetsSecrteigoanrsdinligsttehdeiwnsoirdkeoorfmthye officeasfollows: OfficeoftheAssistantAttorneyGeneral CivilRightsDivision P.O.Box65808 Washington,DC20035-5808 (202)51T4D-D2:151(2F0a2xX:5J4(r200721)6514-0293 DevalL.Patrick AssistantAttorneyGeneral CivilRightsDivision INTRODUCTION eRsetcaobnlsitsrhTuehcdteiionnC.i1v9i5lT7hfeRoilgDlhiotvwsiisnigDoinevniiasscittohnmeenpotrfiomftahtrehyeDfiienrspsttairtcuittvmiielonnrtiwgihotthfsisnJtuattshutetiecfseesdiwenracasel gdorioisvgceirnri.nmmiSneaintnticoenirteossnepsottnhasebilbbilaseshimsefnootr,ftrhaeecnefD,oirvscieisxni,gonhahnfadesidecgraraplo,wnresldtiargtaiumotanet,sicaanpldrloynhabitboiitothnianilgn sizeandresponsibility. taT1pcsIttlIdhdohhuni9eoimedbasbv6esnmseittel8cdsierEtiri;rutegeqitdaciicuokreultemlattnapashiraciaTecrtleneorwldihcilaniasVviooeCtamnceeornipplmiidfDtierorvmnfrziRonidioaoeoelhvienlgsdsrdioitargfiabsrcfnpaPdoiitiOeieRmeevtrgtpiortinisrhympnohsdlgts.t.oeoisnhsorerasntsninbtcnsospgsafIruadfhrTsocniAnntAoihrotmsCdicvcschneiaotittseefnfdnsoytisaidatioaofrcDitnrtAotiffitieulnoncchivoidta1oselt1otinetn9;9insisCis8A6eci,niiots0tncw5ovon,ip,h,thnitenatuevtlihdlwubaooaetucAlhstRfaiicohimiiilnoraDacnegcs1niewtigmoh9rahgidiev,tl8einioirss6naannciesetr,u,nndaniAiiatddfotgneecahnouhoensstmdodctttrsrsepsihcaiwirpi;ocleegomztinrnirosnafeestotayies1ihnsnw1lmnd9zetddt9hae7eDcfheh5twen0inueeedoS7sss,rtdt,e,hapeeeA,cCbiarrs1t1tiipwcacne9tl9viohrls7doaii6soenlie5trctl0dndyr,ciatinr,itveftiheet1uasRe,oug1ysi0ninpun9h.poA2sgdGlr6doenchaoe4eusrottthu1,ndssifsie9neioobaaxa8drnntniinn2neagasohts;ddd,l.rlefst eVoasnfIsfi1oos9rtf7sc2tef,hmeTedeahennCeritdavleiSDflaeifgcovRetriinitsgocsihniotoensf5s0fAi4eincdstoeirfdroaetelfnhsteapi1gof9Reny6ensi4hcin,agbibleTiaesilntidwltefharootIerisXmoeoncovopAfiorcnrtotdghgierodnfaiEasmdt1csui9rnc7iaga3rmt,eiitnaochasnoetvoaAermcrmyeieepvndirndlodbevydmir,esTiingiaohttnntlsdsse intheirpoliciesandprograms. DatotitvtoirrsaniveoeynlTshseaienmndpc,lCeoiovcylicieltaeissgiRaotianigraohelntlssyatc,atDtsiivioviomtinieseedispoainonrcacWdluaoergseashliinnangnaoltdtlocpnhla,earrvtiDesc.aColr.fpegetiNrhoesenoaaUnrlnnlieytlofeaafdlrilceSeDrtsiae.vtqeiussi.Airloelnd THESTRUCTUREOFTHECIVILRIGHTSDIVISION TheDivisionisheadedbyanAssistantAttorneyGeneral. Heis assistedbytheDeputyAssistantAttorneysGeneral. TheOfficeofthe AssistantAttorneyGeneralestablishespolicyandprovidesexecutivedirection andcontroloverlitigativeenforcementandadministrativemanagement activitiesintheDivision. TheDivisionhastenprogram-relatedSections,anAdministrative ManagementSection,andanOfficeofRedressAdministration.Eightofthe Sisecrtesipoonnsshibalveefeonrftohrecceomoerndtinraetsipoonnsoifbifleidteireasloavgeenrcpiaerst'icciuvlialrrsiugbhjtsecetnfaroeracse;moennet eTfhfeortAsd;miannidstarnaottihveerhMaanndalgesemaepnpetllSaetcetimoanttesrusppaonrtdsptrhoeviDdievsislieogna'lsgwuiodrakncbe.y providingservicesintheareasofpersonnel,budget,automatedsystems, prerqouceusrtesmefnort,inmfaoirlmaatnidonruencodredrsthmeanFargeeemdeonmt,ofaInndfobrymaptrieopnarainndgPrreisvpaocnysAecstst.o ThefollowingisabriefsummaryofeachSection'sresponsibilitiesin enforcingthelawsandregulationsforwhichitischarged. ApP.pOe.llBatoexS6e6c0t7i8on Washington,DC20035-6078 (202)514-2195Fax:(202)514-8490 TheAppellateSectionhasprimaryresponsibilityforhandlingcivil rGoiteghnheetrrsaclco,amspienosnteihnenttSshuepofrcoetuhmreetsDCeoopufarrta.tppmeeTanhltseoaSfneJdcu,tsitioinncecaorloespogeaprrradotiviniogdnceiwsviiltlehgriatglhhetcsoSulonlasiwecliatnotdro appellatelitigation. ccaaapsspeeeslaloosardiMfgroiiossnmatbloblotyofhthhtaahfnfeadfvilSoreemrdcaattbbiiloyvene'tarsinaadnaldpaspededcvaetelfirseosnnesasirjvewueid.ftgrhmioTenmhntutdhssie,stiDrntiihvcwetihsiSciceoohcuntr.tithojTenuhgdehogavamnepderplnenetlmssleaantiltenl participates. asamicuAssciugrniiafeica(nftriperndopoorftitohneocfoutrhte)Sienctciaosne'sswthoartkhianvveoltvheesppoatretnitciiaplatifoonr aSfefcetcitoinngclDoisveilsyiomnoneintfoorrscefmedeenrtalrecsopuonrstibcialsietsietso.wIhnitchhistchaepaUcniittye,dthSetaAtpepselislantoet aparty.Inmanyofthesecases,especiallythoseconcernedwithdeveloping ogroveprrnombelnetm'asticautahroeraistyoftocivfiilleriagnhtsamliacwu,stchueriSaeectbiroinefusteosrtehgeistfeerdertahle government'sposition. RecentexamplesofcaseshandledbytheAppellateSection include: MdeomccpKtlreoinynneeTroohnfech"v.aaSfruNtgeapersrd-heavmcwiqeilutliheCreoBaduagrenetvniedadriedsnocCcproeti.,e.m"dinhTatathhdieeogncrpooabusnairttsteiedoodnfsuoaomnpfpmeaetavrhliesyd,ejDnrueecdplegaymiraentbgnmoteuontnttottahhineen employee'smisconductthattheemployerdiscoveredaftertheemployment dtheeciesimopnlwoaysmeanltredaedcyimsiaodneubnudtewrhriecvhiepwr.oviTdheedSnounp-rdeimsecrCimoiunrattodriydsauwpapoyrtwiftohr tehveide"nacfteemr-aaycqubiererdeleevvaindtetnocet"hedeexfteennste,ofhboalcdki-npgaythraeltiewf,hiitlemaayftneort-abcequuisreedd tAonabasmoilcvuesabnreiemfplwoayserficleodmpilnettheilsycfasreo.mdiscriminatoryemploymentactions. TheSectiondefendedtheDepartmentofTransportation(DOT)in AasupbpcceoolnnslttairttaeuctptirionongcaelceodcmihpnaeglnslseianntgAiedoantrocalnDaduOsTCe'o(nssStCurCsu)ce.tooTrfsh.erIaSnccCe.C-vc-.ownPasesfciiado,eusswihgicnrceihtdeirbinyavoDliOnveTda oeBaafnunnftsddieicrecnipcoaerlnosissnsstoeraAmsuciccocttnaaitwlormlanaeycscttdoiheninontsgardaacdoctbvftelaoidirnngtgtaa,sotagiateroindensdsmfbyeueuisdsnnitygdnaeebdrtslihisstesechhsreeaidigmSneimafnnaeca5ldytl%e'irsoBagnluodsaiciinlosnnaffetdoersvrdasaecutrnAtsatci.latl.gipTzerihdTnoeghcbpeusulrosacSeiiimmnnaateelilnslfltsyf jAgouudfadatrgrhdmaerenandiStl,C,Csau,tbhnceaoosdnnit-asrmtairtcionctootlrtioctotoauyrmetifbfnureosucriltineutedaysts-ie,onwCfbonarnevogodurrgebhsoutsfs'iDtsnheOesmTsa,.snudiOaatntndeamf,thoeetwrliadoslnotsshciaofntnogsrDtiOsatTuuf'mteismdoeanurarsalyle. Thecourtofappealsaffirmed.TheSupremeCourtgrantedplaintiffspetition forcertiorariandheldoralargumentinJanuary1995.Adecisionfromthe Courtisexpectedsometimethisspring. CourtinTMhiessUonuirtiedv.SJteantkeisnasl.soTphaertKiacnipsaatsedCiatsy,amMifsesuosucruir,iasechionolthseysStuepmrehmaes beenoperatingunderadesegregationplanthathasincludedanumberof educationalprogramspartiallyfundedbytheStateofMissouri.Thecourtof appealsrefusedtoholdthattheschoolsystem'seducationalprogramshad arecshpioenvseidbiulniittyarfoyrsttahteusp,rroegjreacmtsin.gMTihsesoUunrii'tsedatStteamtpetstaorgbueerde,liaesveadmoifcufsincaunrciiaale iBnoasurpdpoorftEodfurce.spoonfdOenktlsathhoamtatheCictoyurvt.ofPoapwpeelall,scaonrdreFctrleyedmeatnervm.inPeidtt,s,untdheart unitarystatusineducationalqualityhadnotbeenachieved,andthattest scoresmaybeconsideredasoneindicationofariseineducationalprogram qualityandacademicachievement.ThecasewasarguedinJanuary1995, andtheCourtisexpectedtoissueitsdecisionwithinthenextseveralmonths. TheDepartmenthastakenanactiveroleinseveralcasescriticalto thefutureofminorityrepresentationinstateswithlonghistoriesofdepriving minorityvotersoffullparticipationintheelectoralprocess.TheDepartment wiinnhtiaecrhmvaetnnhenedesratsattaeosd,ceowfmhepneldnaynrtweiditnrhacwariseneqgsuiacrroeinmsgiernnegtsssiinooGfneaotlhregdiisVato,rtiLcitonsug,isaRitiatgnehamtspatneAddctTteoaxdnaodsstioon estnastuers,eitnhawthtihcehrevdoitsitnrgicthiansglpolnagntbreeeantedchmariancotreirtiyzevdotberysrfaaciirally.voItninagllbtlhorces,e legislatorsattemptedtocreateafewdistrictsinwhichminorityvoterswould beinthemajorityandwouldhaveanopportunitytoelectcongressional cpaonssdiibdlaetetsoodfrtahweiarcfheowicmea.joIrnitalyl-mtihrneoer,itlyegdiissltartiocrtsswienraemcaonnnvienrctehdattiifaotliltowwaesd thestate'susualredistrictingpractices.Nevertheless,ineachcase,federal districtcourtsheldthatmajority-minoritycongressionaldistrictswere unconstitutional(onedistrictinGeorgia,oneinLouisianaandthreeinTexas). Afterthedistrictcourtsacted,theDepartmentofJustice,alongwith thestatedefendants,appealedthecasestotheSupremeCourt.Inboththe GeorgiaandLouisianacases,theSectionobtainedstaysofthedistrictcourts' remedialorders,therebypermittingtheNovember1994congressional electionstobeheldunderthestates'plans.(TheTexasrulingdidnotaffect tahned19Lo9u4ieslieacntaionc.a)seTsh,eaSnudpriesmheoClodiunrgtgtrhaentTeedxpalsencaarsyereivnieawbeinyatnhceeG.eorTghiea Departmentarguedinitsbriefsthatthemajority-minoritydistrictsatissuein theGeorgiaandLouisianacasesweredrawninamannerconsistentwith sltegaintdiamradtse.,tOrraadiltiaorngalumdeisnttriicntibnogtphraccatsiecess,waasndptrheesreenftoerdesinatAipsfryilcon1s9t9i5t,utainodnala decisionisexpectedwithinthenextseveralmonths. InHelenL.v.DiPario.theThirdCircuitruledthatPennsylvania's DepartmentofPublicWelfareviolatedTitleIIoftheAmericanswith DisabilitiesAct(ADA),42U.S.C.12132,byrefusingtoprovideservicesto anindividualwithadisabilityinthemostintegratedsettingappropriatetoher needs, as required by the Department's implementing regulations. Sctphheiaclnidfrrieecqnaulwilrhye,ohteuhrseerssetsaaitdweehwneceaelscihrnaeaiqrun,iurrwesiditnhtgoahptor-mohevo.imdeeAanptltaaeinmntdiiacfnuft,scabarrmieoeftshewreavrsicofefislyerdoatuahnnegdr argumentpresentedinsupportoftheplaintiff. TheSeventhCircuitissuedadecisioninKelleyv.BoardofTrustees. UniversityofIllinois,affirmingthedistrictcourt'sentryofsummaryjudgment tsoorwtithmheemUiEnnqigvueartlseiaPtmry,o,twerhcuitlliienognctoChnlatatiutnshueei.nUgnAiivntesrwsaiomtmiyec'unss'dsebcrtiieseaifmo,wnatdsoiddfinislocetdovnistouilpnaputeoeritTtiistnmlgeentI'hXse University. CCFioarur.ro)tleithenenaItFnahonJudAornmTtehehsenC(diCTrmichteueaindtCetilat,fbaftdyhieelro)mfMefivde.lriaiFtnaadguirslymtkrCenionecl,trlc&eboguuetUrntonifrotutSelodiwunotSgthmatetChenaastr,.otlNthiohen.eaS,t9bae4vtni-eeo1flo9iaf7tts8Sedo(ou4tftthhhea Cfoirtaodfefle-rtiynpgemedeunc,atbiuotn.noTthweocmouernt,ofaaCpipteaadlesl-rteyjepceteeddudceafteinodna,ntLse',,jutshtaitfiScaotuitohn Carolinahasagenderneutralpolicyofofferingeducationalprogramsbased ondemand.Thecourtstatedthattheadmissionspolicyisanexplicitgender- tddbheaeefsmieerandndaadcslnsatbessrystiefwmdiuocsamjttueisotnanid,ffmioaicrntatdsiSiotnhnhgaaltnfeond-roesfentxehnFeedadauugnlcetkanstndiefeorarni.licenldtTaotshosteihpfecrioecCusartoeitnrotponsefv~aoipfdpteeChnaeacldesaettbrossuelsbneudcypeptfoharoalttlf 1995unlessaremedialplanisapprovedbythecourtandimplementedby policies,Toandcarernyfooructemitesntmissstiaonnd,artdhseaSnedctpiroonceddeuvreelso,psanmdodreelvireewgsulsaitmiiolnas,r productsdevelopedbyindividualagenciestoensuretheconsistent,effective, andefficientenforcementofthesestatutes.TheSectionalsoreviewsplans submittedbyfederalagenciesdescribingtheircivilrightsenforcement porniotrhietiirese,nafcotrivcietmieesn,taancdtipvriotigerse.ssT,haendSercetviioenwpsrwoovrikdlesoatdecahnndicpaelrafsosrimsatanncceedaantda trainingtoimprovethecomplianceandenforcementprogramsofindividual agencies. TheSectionalsoservesasaclearinghouseforpolicyandprogram issuesandcomplaintsthataddressdiscriminationonthebasisofrace,color, nTahteioSneacltoiroingimna,kseesx,parnodgrraelmimgaitoincinanpdrocgormapmlsaionftfreedfeerrarlalfsintaonctihaelaapspsriosptrainacet.e amguelntciipelse,misaskueessdoerteargmeinncaiteiso,nsaansdtocoloirkdeilnyajtuersisdpiocltiicoynidne.vceasleosptmheanttinwclhuedne multipleagenciesorcross-cuttingissuesareinvolved. reviewsTohfeSreeccitpiioenntaslsoofcofnudnudcstsfcroommplathientDienpvaesrttimgeantitonosfanJdustciocme.pliaTnhcee DepartmentofJusticeisamajorprovideroffederalfinancialassistance. IDsineenvvxpeeasdsrtittisiggcmaarettinoimtorinsnsaotfoaifnoJndcuosimtnapittclheta.eoirnpntresoyTvshoiefssifroearncoemor,feccsoitelphroievrei,nctSneseasctbitioiynnocranlelucdioecrpoiignesindtntau,stcetroeflaifanguddinmodinsn,loifacsgratelor,mataltinahvdwee enforcementagencies,courts,correctionssystems,juvenilejusticesystems, andavarietyofnongovernmentalentities. TheSectionseekscaseresolutionsthroughtheuseofalternative dinivsepsuttiegatrieosnosl.utiIonnothteerchcnaisqeuse,s,inviefstiagpaptrioopnrsiamtea,yriensultlieiunthoefifsuslulancfeieoldf fcoarnmnaoltfbiendaicnhgisevoefdcowmhpelrieanncoen-ocronmopnl-icaonmcpeliiasnfcoeu.ndI,ftvhoeluSnetcatriyoncormepfelrisantchee cDinaespeacrottoompetehnreta,taipsopenreopkrswiiatttohetSeterhcmetiinoaantpeporftohptehreifaeCtdieevrialfluRnfidignihantngsciDacilvoimasspisooinnsetfanontrcelwittihitrghaoitunigohntoahrne, administrativehearing.
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