September 11 Digital Archive

Department of Justice Emails

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Department of Justice Emails

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The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date.

Items in the Department of Justice Emails Collection

Monday, March 18, 2002 1:11 PM
Discrimination is un-American

September 11 Victim Compensation Fund,

I am outraged that gay and lesbian partners of those who died on September 11 are not automatically going to receive the same benefits as…

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:53 PM
Equal Access to Victim Relief


December 19, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human…

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 7:15 AM
Victims Relief Fund Legislation


December 19, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human…

Friday, December 21, 2001 6:31 AM
Help all victims of terrorist attack


Dear Mr. Zwick:

The very humane Fund for relatives of victims of the September 11
terrorist attacks must include all relatives of all the victims.

This importantly should…

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:55 PM
Victims Relief Fund


December 19, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a supporter of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of…

Friday, December 14, 2001 5:26 PM
Fund distributions

Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

To Mr. Feinberg:

I am writing to urge you to…

Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:03 AM
rise above it


Dear Mr Feinberg,

Please rise above the excuse that you don't want to contradict state law in
compensating the gay partners of the
Sept 11th tragedy.

Surely the federal government is able to…

Friday, December 21, 2001 11:17 PM
only love is real


December 21, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people…

December 14, 2001


Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

To Mr. Feinberg:

I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all…

Wednesday, December 05, 2001 2:54 PM
honor ALL victims!


Dear Mr. Zwick,

I am writing to you regarding the forthcoming regulations for
implementing and administering the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.
I STRONGLY urge the Department to…

Wednesday, December 26, 2001 5:24 PM
Regarding the Victims Relief Fund


December 26, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human…

Monday, January 28, 2002 8:39 AM
Fairness



My comment is that I would hope that the announced, complex formulaic method of calculating victim compensation awards for the survivors of the 9/11 attack will be reconsidered in favor of a set figure…

Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: 9-11 Fund

My understanding of the purpose of the victim's compensation fund was
that taxpayer funds would be used to assist those in need due to sudden
and tragic loss in family income. A worthy…

December 13, 2001


Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

To Mr. Feinberg:

I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all…

Sunday, March 17, 2002 3:07 PM
911 fund distributuion


I would like to extend my displeasure in the policies
set forth for the distributuion of monies for the 911
fund. When I gave at the supermarket, and at the
firehouse, and at the library, and…

November 19, 2001

Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division
Main Building, Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Mr. Zwick:

We write this letter to you as friends…

Tuesday, December 04, 2001 7:27 PM
comment on "Sept. 11 fund" regs

To: Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U.S Department of Justice

Dear Mr. Zwick:

I am sending you this message in response to the Department's…

Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:28 PM
Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund

Kenneth L. Zwick:

I am writing to you as a concerned, taxpaying, and voting American citizen to convey my opinion as to why gay/lesbian couples should be recognized as family…

Monday, March 18, 2002 9:37 AM
gay victims of 9/11

Discrimination against gays is unjustified.

Individual Comment

Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:39 AM
Equal Benefits for Partners


December 20, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of…

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