Special Litigation Section
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The Special Litigation Section is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal civil rights laws through investigations and litigation involving patterns or practices of misconduct by law enforcement, correctional institutions, and other state or local entities.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights enforcement unit
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section of the United States Department of Justice → |
| activity |
civil litigation
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monitoring of consent decrees → negotiation of consent decrees → pattern-or-practice investigations → technical assistance to state and local entities → |
| country |
United States
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| employer |
federal civil rights attorneys
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investigators → paralegals → support staff → |
| enforces |
federal civil rights laws
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| focus |
access to community-based services for people with disabilities
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access to services for people with disabilities → conditions in correctional facilities → discriminatory policing → juvenile justice facilities → language access in certain justice-system contexts → law enforcement misconduct → mental health facilities → nursing homes and other residential facilities → protection of institutionalized persons → religious exercise of institutionalized persons → sexual abuse in confinement settings → use of force by law enforcement → |
| goal |
eliminate patterns or practices of constitutional violations
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ensure compliance with federal civil rights laws → protect the rights of individuals in state or local institutions → |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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| legalAuthority |
Americans with Disabilities Act
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 → Civil Rights Act of 1991 → Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act → Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 → Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act → Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 → Voting Rights Act provisions relating to language access in certain contexts → |
| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| method |
civil enforcement actions
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court-ordered consent decrees → settlement agreements → |
| oversightArea |
community-based programs serving people with disabilities
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juvenile detention and correctional facilities → publicly operated nursing homes and mental health facilities → state and local correctional institutions → state and local law enforcement agencies → |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Justice
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| partOf |
Civil Rights Division
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United States Department of Justice → |
| website |
https://www.justice.gov/crt/special-litigation-section
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Civil Rights Division
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hasPart |
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Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
("Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division")
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primaryEnforcer |