Vanita Gupta
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Vanita Gupta Biography and Interesting Facts Vanita Gupta was the Deputy Assistant Attorney General and acting head of the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice as of January 20, 2017. Her first case, while working for the LDF directly after law school, involved 40 African Americans and six white or Latino people who were convicted on drug dealing charges. In almost every case, the only evidence was the testimony of an undercover agent, Tom Coleman. Gupta won the release of her clients four years after going to prison in 2003, then negotiated a $ 6 million settlement for those arrested. In August 2017, director Seth Gordon announced that he would be directing a film titled Tulia. In 2007, after becoming a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, Gupta filed a lawsuit that was later settled with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency on terms of detention for asylum seekers.
2021-01-11 Vanita Gupta Nominated as Associate Attorney General: “Our Democracy Cannot Be Taken for Granted” The daughter of Indian immigrants, Gupta would be the first woman of color to serve as associate attorney general, having recently held the title of acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division. Since leaving the latter role in 2017, she worked as president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
2021-01-08 Joe Biden praises Vanita Gupta, says she is ‘proud daughter’ of immigrants from India Vanita Gupta is one of the most respected civil rights lawyers in America and a “proud daughter” of immigrants from India who has fought for greater equity, US President-elect Joe Biden has said as he nominated the Indian-American to be his associate attorney general. If confirmed by the Senate, Gupta, 46, would be the first woman of colour to serve in this role.
“As associate attorney general, the number three job at the department, I nominate Vanita Gupta. A woman I’ve known for some time. One of the most respected civil rights lawyers in America,” Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware as he announced some of the key nominations in the Justice Department on Thursday.
2021-01-08 Vanita Gupta — 2nd generation Indian American is Biden’s associate attorney general pick
While this is not the first time 45-year-old Gupta will be part of the Justice Department, having served as the head of the civil rights division under the Obama administration, the associate attorney general is the third-highest position in the US Department of Justice.
As mentioned by Biden, Gupta has had a long and illustrious career as a litigator, especially cases relating to civil rights.
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