The Trump administration is working to force Columbia University into a consent decree that would legally bind the school to ...

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The legal move, which has been widely used to address alleged civil rights abuses in police departments, would give a federal judge oversight of the school’s enforcement of its agreement ...

While the university initially agreed to certain federal demands, the Justice Department’s antisemitism task force now believes a consent decree is necessary, citing doubts about Columbia’s ...

Mizelle directed the civil rights division of the Justice Department to “not execute or finalize any settlements or consent decrees approved prior to January 20, 2025, 12:00pm.” Additionally, he ...

Federal investigators had identified at least eight police departments with patterns of unlawful behavior. But Trump’s freeze ...

The Justice Department declined to comment. Any consent decree with Columbia could last for years and would give a federal judge oversight powers for ensuring that the school adheres to any ...