Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits

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 ...
Justice Department emphasizes immigration, threatening to prosecute state, local officials who resist Trump agenda
The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede ...
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 ...
Justice Department closed investigation of racism within KCPD without comment
The U.S. Department of Justice investigation of the Kansas City Police Department ended on the last full work day of the ...
Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data
The dismissal comes as the Trump administration in its first week has already issued executive orders rolling back ...
Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges against any state ...
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 ...
US Justice Department freezes its civil rights litigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the ...
Roy S. Johnson: Trump handcuffs Department of Justice, unleashing injustice ’until further notice’
Trump has told DOJ to pause on seeking justice and indicates some critical agreements may soon be revoked. Supporter will ...