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,
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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 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.
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’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.
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DOJ reportedly halts civil rights actions. What does it mean for Worcester police?
The ultimate outcome of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil investigation of the Worcester police is in limbo following reports that the agency’s new leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation in Washington.
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.
US Justice Dept asks civil rights division to halt Biden era litigation, WaPo reports
The U.S. Justice Department has ordered its civil rights division to pause any existing litigation left over from the administration of former President Joe Biden, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Trump’s wrath continues with indefinite halt of Justice Department’s civil rights division
The Justice Department instructed its civil rights division to pause ongoing litigation and refrain from initiating any new cases, according to The Washington Post. The directive, issued Wednesday (Jan.
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