Appeals court lifts blocks on President Trump's orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs
An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and ...
Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers
A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the ...
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Judge sides with Trump administration allowing migrants to be held at Guantánamo
A federal judge in Washington ruled against plaintiffs who challenged the Trump administration’s ability to transfer ...
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Lawsuit alleges Education Department’s civil rights office can’t fulfill duties
A lawsuit filed today alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will no longer be capable of performing its mandated duties due to the Trump administration’s cuts on the path ...
Alabama parents sue over cuts to education civil rights office: ‘Discriminatory and unsafe’
Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...
Trump opens investigations at three California colleges alleging DEI-based discrimination
Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program ...
Parents sue over Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights layoffs: ‘Abdicated its responsibility’
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, and two parents filed the federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia.
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...
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Trump Administration Will Continue Stripping Students of Civil Rights If Education Leaders Allow It
Trump administration asserts federal control over schools, colleges, and students to a degree never before seen.
Amid bursts of resistance, Trump administration squeezes colleges over pro-Palestinian protests as activist remains detained
The Trump administration is tightening its grip on efforts to quash pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses, even ...
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Parents Sue Ed. Dept. Over Civil Rights Office Layoffs and Delays
The lawsuit argues that the mass layoffs leave students and families with little recourse for discrimination complaints.
US Justice Dept probes Columbia war protests for terrorism violations, official says
The U.S. Justice Department is examining whether student protests at Columbia University over the Gaza war violated federal ...