civil rights

Despite those efforts, “there is evidence that the problems continue,” the civil rights office concluded.

Beginning over a decade ago, there were lawsuits, civil rights complaints and other public actions against the firm.

This pattern dates back to the 1960s, he adds, when the Democratic party became associated with the civil rights movement and white Christian groups began migrating to the Republican Party.

Three of Malcolm X's daughters filed a lawsuit against the FBI, CIA and New York Police Department on Friday, alleging that the three agencies took part in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

“But when an officer acts in a manner that violates the civil rights of another person, we will respond to uphold the rule of law and maintain public trust in our system of justice.”