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Changes to Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under Trump

The Justice Department last year reached an agreement with the city of Louisville to reform its police department in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, which occurred five years ago Thursday.

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Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the nation.

Columbia, Justice Department

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Justice Department is investigating bringing terrorism charges against pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University

The US Justice Department is investigating whether individuals involved in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University last year violated federal anti-terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday.

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US Justice Dept probes Columbia war protests for terrorism violations, official says

The U.S. Justice Department is examining whether student protests at Columbia University over the Gaza war violated federal terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday. Blanche said the investigation is also looking into civil rights violations tied to the demonstrations that roiled the New York campus last year.

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U.S. to Probe Columbia Protests for Terrorism Violations, Official Says

The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it was looking into what it said were possible violations of terrorism laws during protests over the Gaza war at Columbia University, putting fresh pressure on the epicenter of last year's nationwide anti-Israel activism.

Trump's Picks For Solicitor General, Civil Rights Chief Clear Senate Panel

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nominations of D. John Sauer to be U.S. solicitor general, Harmeet ...

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Justice Department Drops Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Southwest Key Programs

The Department of Justice withdrew its civil rights lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs, citing a halt in the placement of ...

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Senators clash in Judiciary Committee over DOJ solicitor general, civil rights nominees

Democrats have long said President Donald Trump's picks for key Justice Department positions represent an effort to fill the ...

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Civil Rights Posters

The posters should be displayed in areas where clients and the public can easily see them, such as lobbies, waiting rooms, front reception desks, and locations where people apply for and receive HHS ...

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Trump pledges to 'expose' his enemies in political speech at Justice Department

President Donald Trump pledged to “expose” his enemies during a norm-breaking political speech Friday at the Justice Department in which he aired a litany of grievances about the criminal cases he ...

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