The Justice Department has rewritten a decades-old civil rights provision, disparate impact, changing how governments view ...
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that it is ending the use of disparate impact in enforcement of Title VI.
The decades-old provision of civil rights law allows statistical disparities to be used as proof of racial discrimination.
On April 23, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order (EO) No. 14281 entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” ...
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against Minneapolis Public Schools, accusing the state’s third-largest district ...
The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with the city of Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and ...
The U.S. Department of Justice has formally taken legal action against Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), alleging that the district’s union contract illegally favors teachers based on race and sex ...
A young John Roberts was the architect of that campaign. He may soon get to finish what he started. Last month, at the oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a majority of the conservative justices ...
While not promulgating any new policies, this latest guidance emphasizes what EEOC sees as anti-American bias in employment practices, ...
The Supreme Court’s ruling, expected by summer 2026, will determine whether the 14th Amendment secures what one brief calls a ...
The Justice Department’s civil rights division has long been a cornerstone of accountability in the United States, investigating cases of police misconduct, employment and housing discrimination, and ...
The public deserves to know how the Trump administration has justified the outright murder of civilians as lawful,” the ...