Justice Dept.: N.C. bathroom bill violates Civil Rights Act

Published May 4, 2016 8:45pm ET



The Justice Department informed North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday that the bathroom bill he signed into law violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act.

“The Department of Justice has determined that, as a result of compliance with and implementation of NC House Bill2, both you and the state of NC are in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” Vanita Gupta, principal deputy assistant attorney general, wrote in the letter.

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