 At the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland marked 60 years of the Civil Rights Act. He said it was needed in 1964 and is still needed today. We have seen the courageous struggle of Americans who successfully moved this country closer to its promise. And we have seen the backlash against it. Declaring the Department won't back down in efforts to defend civil rights, Garland recited the names of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery.