National Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Remarks on Justice Department Investigation of Alleged Discriminatory Behavior in Antelope Valley by Gary Kopycinski on August 19, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Los Angeles, CA—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2011. We are here to announce the expansion of our ongoing civil rights investigation into allegations of discriminatory behavior in the Antelope Valley communities of Lancaster and Palmdale.