Department of Justice freezes all civil rights division cases: report
The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation and a stop to any new cases.
DOJ reportedly halts all Civil Rights Division cases
The Department of Justice is reportedly halting all litigation from its Civil Rights Division carried over from the Biden administration. A memo instructed division supervisor Kathleen Wolfe to ensure that civil rights attorneys do not file “any new complaints,
Justice Department issues freeze for civil rights division
The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.
Justice Department Freezes Its Civil Rights Division. Here's What That Means ...
The memo doesn’t state how long the freeze will last. However, it widely shuts down the civil rights division for at least for the first few weeks of the Trump administration. Trump’s nominee to lead the department, Harmeet K. Dhillon, is awaiting Senate confirmation.
Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.
Trump’s Justice Department halts police reform agreements
The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice Department found a pattern of misconduct, according to a memo issued Wednesday.
Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.
Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden
Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits
Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits and police reform consent decrees set up by the Biden administration.
Justice Department temporarily freezes civil-rights litigation, police overhauls: reports
The Justice Department froze civil-rights litigation to allow the incoming Trump administration to review the agencies priorities, reports said.
Backlash brews as Trump guts 'conscience' of Justice Department, freezing civil rights cases
Donald Trump’s new DOJ leadership has ordered a pause on any ongoing Civil Rights litigation. Prosecutors have also been ordered against opening any new cases, essentially freezing any action in the division.
Report: Trump’s DOJ halts pending consent decrees. What does that mean for Louisville?
The previous administration’s Department of Justice and Louisville signed the agreement last month, but it has not yet been ...
Family of Ky. man killed by police says national civil rights attorney is taking their case
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