President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as "critical race theory" and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.

The FBI and U.S. Justice Department — which has a Civil Rights Division that handles criminal cases involving law enforcement misconduct, including instances of excessive force — are also ...

Unlawful camping citations will be heard in Jefferson District Court’s “Unlawful Camping,” docket, which will be held every ...

Officials in the Trump Justice Department have ordered a temporary freeze on any ongoing cases being litigated by the Civil ...

As the DOJ freezes civil rights investigations, two pending consent decrees are thrown into doubt. Will they go ahead without ...

Minneapolis is implementing its consent decree, prioritizing community trust and transparency over political expediency.

Under Section 25 of the state’s constitution, slavery and involuntary servitude are outlawed “except as a punishment for ...

After the U.S. Department of Justice froze civil rights actions, Hazleton officials didn’t raise their hopes too high that the federal government will drop a voting rights lawsuit against ...

Trump’s pardons signaled that as far as Trump cares, the rule of law is an empty slogan, Law Journal columnist Bennett ...

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

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will continue with plans to implement police department reforms outlined in a federal consent decree agreement, even after the Trump ...

An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days.