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Annual Statutory Enforcement Reports

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.
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2011 ​​​​​​​Peer-to-Peer Violence and Bullying: Examining the Federal Response

This report focuses on the government‘s efforts to enforce federal civil rights laws with respect to peer-to-peer violence based on race, national origin, sex, disability, religion, and sexual orientation or gender identity.
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2010 ​​​​​​​Race Neutral Enforcement of the Law? DOJ and the New Black Panther Party Litigation

This report examines the U.S. Department of Justice’s legal and policy rationales for dismissing a civil voter intimidation lawsuit against three of four defendants and reducing the relief requested against the fourth, despite the case being in default.
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2009 ​​​​​​​Civil Rights and the Mortgage Crisis

This report examines whether federal efforts to increase homeownership rates among minority and low-income individuals may have unintentionally weakened underwriting standards and lending policies to the point that too many borrowers were vulnerable to financial distress and heightened risk of default.
Report Cover for Statutory Enforcement 2008 Enforcing Religious Freedom In Prison

This report examines government efforts to enforce federal civil rights laws prohibiting religious discrimination in the administration and management of federal and state prisons.