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Briefing Reports

Briefing Report Cover ​​​​​​​Sex Trafficking: A Gender-Based Violation of Civil Rights

This report examines the federal government’s response to human trafficking from a gender-based discrimination perspective.
Briefing Report Cover The Civil Rights Implications of Eminent Domain Abuse

This report examines issues related to eminent domain abuse, its impact on poor and minority communities, and any implications for civil rights.
Report Cover Assessing the Impact of Criminal Background Checks and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Conviction Records Policy

This report examines the impact of criminal background checks and the EEOC’s conviction records policy on employment of black and Hispanic workers. 
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2013 Sexual Assault in the Military

This report examines how the Department of Defense and its Armed Services respond to Service members who report having been sexually assaulted and how it investigates and disciplines Service members accused of perpetrating sexual assault.
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2012 Redistricting and the 2010 Census: Enforcing Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

This Report examines the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s enforcement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in the 2011-2012 redistricting cycle.