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

The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing ...

It is unclear exactly how long the pause will last, though The Washington Post reported the division will halt action for at ...

The memo doesn’t state how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the civil rights division for at least the first weeks of the Trump administration.

It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or ...

The United States Department of Justice announced the formation of a multi-agency task force to investigate antisemitism ...

Trump is reversing the Civil Rights Division's positions on major legal issues, including voting rights, abortion rights and DEI initiatives.

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Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits and police reform consent decrees set up by the Biden administration.

According to a memo, DOJ attorneys cannot file new complaints, briefs or certain court papers “until further notice.” ...

The U.S. Justice Department's new leadership under President Donald Trump ordered cutbacks on Friday on federal prosecutions ...

Donald Trump’s new DOJ leadership has ordered a pause on any ongoing Civil Rights litigation. Prosecutors have also been ordered against opening any new cases, essentially freezing any action in the ...