Changes to Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under Trump

The Justice Department last year reached an agreement with the city of Louisville to reform its police department in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, which occurred five years ago Thursday. However, as Scott MacFarlane explains, that agreement may be under threat by changes at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under the Trump administration.

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Changes to Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under Trump; Reporter’s notebook: Reexamining the Swiss cheese model
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Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
The New York Times - 1d
Education Department says 60 universities under investigation for antisemitism

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating 60 universities for antisemitism, according to letters sent on Monday. The department said the 60 institutions are ...
The Hill - 3d
Whistleblower sheds light on Trump's purge at Justice Department

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CBS News - 1d
Trump to speak on "law and order" at Justice Department as purge continues

President Trump is expected to deliver remarks Friday at the Department of Justice focused on "law and order." The visit comes amid mass layoffs and demotions at the department. David Weigel, ...
CBS News - 16h
Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say

The Trump administration is slashing the size of the Justice Department's unit that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption, three sources told NBC News.
NBC News - 2d
Trump to give 'law and order,' 'weaponization of justice' speech at DOJ Friday

President Trump will give a speech focused on "law and order" at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, according to the White House. The president is set to argue that there has been a ...
The Hill - 1d
Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, civil rights leaders in Selma continue fight

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The Guardian - 4d
Department of Education workforce slashed in half

The Department of Education says more than 2,100 civil service workers will lose their jobs. The department says all of its divisions are impacted by the reduction. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell ...
NBC News - 2d
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities

The Department of Education cut nearly half its civil rights investigators, which experts say could have a major impact on children with special needs.
NBC News - 1d
'Upsetting': Civil servants across the US part of Department of Education's layoffs

The Department of Education's mass layoffs on Tuesday affected some 1,315 employees -- including civil servants around the country.
ABC News - 1d
Trump defends cuts to federal workforce and Department of Education

President Trump said he felt "very badly" for the federal workers who have lost their jobs under his administration but defended the decision by claiming "many of them don't work at all." Trump ...
NBC News - 1d
Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law

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The Guardian - 4h
Justice Department investigating egg pricing allegations, sources say

The Department of Justice is looking into the rising price of eggs based on an advocacy group's allegations of skyrocketing prices, sources say. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.
CBS News - 3d
Pace of deportation flights under Trump is slower than under Biden

Countries that received more deportation flights don't see major changes and predict that the year will end with fewer deportees than previous years.
NBC News - 21h
DOJ official says she was dismissed after not recommending Mel Gibson's gun rights be restored

The head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) office that makes pardon recommendations to the president said she was fired after refusing to sign off on a recommendation to restore gun rights to ...
The Hill - 2d
Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System

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The New York Times - 1d
Trump to Deliver Speech to Justice Dept. After Triumph in Battles Against It

The president, once the target of federal prosecution, is likely to announce steps to combat “weaponization” of the department, even as he uses its powers to punish enemies and reward allies.
The New York Times - 6h
Maxine Waters: Trump is ‘working towards a civil war’

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The Hill - 3h
DOJ weighs plan to slash public corruption unit

The Justice Department (DOJ) is weighing a sizable reduction in a division designed to handle public corruption cases, a move that comes after the department dropped charges against New York City ...
The Hill - 1d
Supreme Court justice's sister receives bomb threat at her home: Police

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The NBA's Southeast Division is struggling. There's still hope for the Hawks, Magic and Heat

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AG Pam Bondi forms DOJ team to work with DOGE on cost-cutting efforts: Sources

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ABC News - 1d
Trump brings birthright citizenship argument to Supreme Court

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for an emergency intervention Thursday limiting lower court rulings that are blocking President Trump's plans to restrict birthright citizenship. ...
The Hill - 19h
Why the maple syrup industry is under threat from climate change

Sugar maple habitats appear to be shifting northward due to climate change. Maine maple syrup producers are working to adapt.
CBS News - 15h
How DOGE is already changing the spending process in Congress

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has done significant work in exposing wasteful government programs, but this has created a difficult situation for the Trump administration as they ...
The Hill - 2d
US colleges warned of ‘enforcement actions’ over antisemitism allegations

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The Guardian - 3d
Justice Department is looking into egg prices in antitrust probe, report says

A report in The Wall Street Journal says DOJ investigators are looking into whether egg producers are working together to keep egg prices high.
CNBC - 6d
State Reforms + the State of Reform

We look at plans for a civil service shake-up and at division in Reform UK.
BBC News - 5d
Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must reinstate probationary government employees fired unlawfully at several agencies, lambasting the Justice Department at a hearing ...
The Hill - 22h
Trump condemned for using ‘Palestinian’ as slur to attack Schumer

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The Guardian - 1d
Can Mikel Arteta lead Arsenal to glory or is another change inevitable? | The Cooligans

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Yahoo Sports - 3d
Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice

Only the norms of history and the customs of decency constrain a president — or, as in this case, they don’t.
The New York Times - 3d
USDA pauses funding to University of Maine after Trump clash with governor

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday it is temporarily pausing funding to the University of Maine System, a move that comes after President Trump and the state’s governor got ...
The Hill - 2d
States sue to block dismantling of Education Department

The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.
ABC News - 21h
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Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his administration's termination of Education Department staffers.
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The Hill - 2d
First steps to dismantle Education Department begin

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CBS News - 2d
Former Obama-era Education secretary says Trump cuts are "morally and educationally bankrupt"

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CBS News - 1d