Thursday, December 30, 2010

F.Y.I. - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.......

FOIA info
www.justice.gov/oip/index.html 
Civil Rights Division
FOIA Requester Service Center: telephone number (202) 514-4210
FOIA Public Liaison: Cheryl Durham, telephone number (202) 514-4210
NALC, Room 311
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 514-4209

Conventional Reading Room:
Call (202) 514-4210 for access instructions.

Electronic Reading Room
In compliance with the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act, the Civil Rights Division FOIA Branch has selected these records as containing subject matter that has become or is likely to become the subject of periodic or repeated FOIA requests.

Component Information from DOJ Reference Guide

The Civil Rights Division (CRT) conducts the litigation of cases to secure equal opportunity in the areas of employment, education, housing, voting, public accommodations and facilities, and Federally assisted programs. CRT is also responsible for enforcing the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act through the investigation and prosecution of charges filed on the basis of citizenship status or national origin. It also prosecutes criminal violations of Federal civil rights statutes. The Division maintains records of all its legal cases, correspondence, and memoranda, as well as records on certain individuals protected under civil rights statutes. Records maintained include those relating to the administration of the office.

DOJ Reference Guide:

A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department
Special information required to make a FOIA request: None

Publicly available information for which a FOIA request is not required: Annual reports; general publications and related Civil Rights Division work. Publicly disseminated CRT publications can be found on this site under Publications.