Trump is reversing the Civil Rights Division's positions on major legal issues, including voting rights, abortion rights and DEI initiatives.

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.

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired off a series of memos late Wednesday pledging to “root out corruption” among Department of ...

The memo doesn’t state how long the freeze will last. However, it widely shuts down the civil rights division for at least ...

The U.S. Justice Department said it formed a multi-agency task force on Monday to fight antisemitism in schools and ...

The U.S. Justice Department's new leadership under President Donald Trump ordered cutbacks on Friday on federal prosecutions ...

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The United States Department of Justice announced the formation of a multi-agency task force to investigate antisemitism ...

“President Biden is the president of the United States ... career civil servant” and asking for her communications with the Trump transition team as well as current Justice Department leadership.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memo to its civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation originating from the Biden administration and halting the pursuit of any ...