Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice

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government agency division litigation office

The Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice is the federal government’s primary litigating arm for civil matters, handling a wide range of cases including constitutional challenges, tort claims, consumer protection, and immigration-related litigation on behalf of the United States.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency division → litigation office →
country	United States of America →
employer	United States federal government →
employs	civil litigators → federal government attorneys → paralegals → support staff →
handles	civil litigation → constitutional challenges → consumer protection cases → immigration-related litigation → tort claims →
hasSubdivision	Appellate Staff of the Civil Division → Commercial Litigation Branch of the Civil Division → Consumer Protection Branch of the Civil Division → Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division → Office of Immigration Litigation of the Civil Division → Torts Branch of the Civil Division →
headedBy	Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalArea	administrative law → civil law → constitutional law → consumer protection law → immigration law → tort law →
litigatesIn	Supreme Court of the United States → United States Court of Federal Claims → United States courts of appeals → United States district courts → administrative tribunals →
location	Washington, D.C. →
parentOrganization	Office of the Attorney General of the United States →
partOf	United States Department of Justice →
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States → Deputy Attorney General of the United States →
represents	United States of America → federal agencies of the United States → officers of the United States →
responsibleFor	coordinating nationwide civil litigation strategy for the federal government → defending federal agencies in civil suits → defending federal regulations → defending federal statutes against constitutional challenge → handling complex commercial litigation involving the United States → handling fraud and false claims cases on behalf of the United States → handling national security-related civil litigation → pursuing civil enforcement actions →
role	primary civil litigating arm of the United States government →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice ("Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division") → Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice ("Torts Branch of the Civil Division") → Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice ("Consumer Protection Branch of the Civil Division") → Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice ("Office of Immigration Litigation of the Civil Division") →	hasSubdivision
Justice Manual ("Department of Justice litigating components") →	appliesTo
KBE ("Civil Division") →	division
Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division →	heads
Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division →	oversees
United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico ("United States Department of Justice Civil Division for certain matters") →	subordinateTo