Contact the Civil Rights Division
Have you or someone you know experienced unlawful discrimination? The Civil Rights Division may be able to help. Civil rights laws can protect you from unlawful discrimination, harassment, or abuse in a variety of settings like housing, the workplace, school, voting, businesses, healthcare, public spaces, and more.
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Denied housing, a permit, or a loan based on personal characteristics like race, sex, and/or having children under 18 years old

Harassment by a landlord or another tenant, including sexual harassment

Challenges with terminating a lease due to military status change

Denied an accommodation for a disability, including not being allowed to have a service or assistance animal in public housing

Police brutality or use of excessive force, including patterns of police misconduct

Searched and arrested under false pretenses, including racial or other discriminatory profiling

Denied rights while arrested or incarcerated

Denied access to safe living conditions or accommodations for a disability, language barrier, or religious practice while incarcerated

Obstacles to registering to vote, obtaining or submitting a ballot, having your ballot counted, or entering a polling place to vote

Denied adequate voting assistance or accommodations for a disability at a polling place

Restricted or prevented from participating in an election, including voting, becoming a candidate, or being elected for office

A physical or online location that does not provide disability accommodations

Denied service or entry because of a perceived personal characteristic like race, sex, or religion

Denied an accommodation for a disability, including not being allowed to have a service animal in a commercial or public location