Federal judges responding to three lawsuits have temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its demands that schools end practices…
Tag: civil rights
“They don’t care about civil rights”: Trump’s shuttering of DHS oversight arm freezes 600 cases, imperils human rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security…
Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
By Erica Frankenberg, Penn State and Maithreyi Gopalan, University of Oregon The U.S. Department of Education cut its workforce by…
Federal investigators were preparing two Texas housing discrimination cases — until Trump took over
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that…
The National Civil Rights Museum braces for possible funding cuts by Trump Administration
MEMPHIS — The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) in Tennessee is preparing for the Trump Administration to possibly cut federal…
Massive layoffs at the Department of Education erode its civil rights division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will…
Minnesota high school field trip canceled after complaint filed alleging anti-white racism
ST. PAUL, MN — A federal civil rights complaint alleging discrimination against white students reportedly has led to the cancellation…
“We’ve been essentially muzzled”: Department of Education halts thousands of civil rights investigations under Trump
In the three-and-a-half weeks since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, investigations by the agency that handles allegations of civil…
Black man who lost home to Eaton Fire files lawsuit, alleges racism at hotel
LOS ANGELES — A Black man who lost his home to the Eaton Fire in the historically Black city of…
Couple found guilty of abusing, trafficking adopted Black children
A couple accused of neglecting a group of adopted Black siblings and forcing them to perform labor, was found guilty…
