Rajiv L. Gupta
Search results
Vanita Gupta (born November 15, 1974) is an American attorney who served as United States Associate Attorney General from April 22, 2021, to February 2, 2024. From 2014 to 2017, Gupta served as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Barack Obama.
Jan 31, 2024 · Vanita Gupta has been the first woman of color to serve as associate attorney general. It's a job with a huge portfolio that ranges from civil rights to immigration to abortion.
Feb 7, 2024 · Vanita Gupta was the 19 th United States Associate Attorney General and served as the third-ranking official at the Department of Justice since her confirmation by the Senate on April 21, 2021.
Apr 21, 2021 · The Senate voted to confirm Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general on Wednesday, making her the first civil rights lawyer or woman of color to serve as the Justice Department’s No. 3...
The Office of the Associate Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General in formulating and implementing Departmental policies and programs pertaining to a broad range of civil justice, federal and local law enforcement, and public safety matters.
Dec 14, 2023 · Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta is leaving the Justice Department after three years overseeing some of the administration’s most contentious legal issues ranging from protecting...
Dec 14, 2023 · Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta — the Justice’s Department’s third-ranking official, who focused on police accountability, abortion rights and antitrust issues — is stepping down ...
Apr 21, 2021 · The Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to confirm Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general, elevating a longtime civil rights attorney to the third-highest position inside the Justice...
Dec 14, 2023 · Vanita Gupta will be leaving as the Justice Department’s associate attorney general, following influential tenure overseeing reproductive and civil rights. The first woman of color to serve as DOJ’s No. 3 official, Gupta plans to depart in early February, the department announced Thursday.
Apr 21, 2021 · WASHINGTON – Ahead of the confirmation vote on the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be U.S. Associate Attorney General, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today urged his colleagues to support her nomination in a speech on the Senate floor.
