Affirmative action precedent is being challenged. The Supreme Court announced it would hear one of two cases on October 31 that has the potential to dismantle a 40-year…
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DOI Takes Final Steps to Remove Slur from Public Lands
Interior Secretary reports the derogatory term is being placed in 660 places. The Department of the Interior recently announced that the Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force is reaching…
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Justice Department Launches Discrimination Probe Against Houston
The investigation focuses on illegal dumping in minority communities The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division recently opened an environmental justice investigation into illegal dumping in the city…
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Justice Department Files Against Lansing, Michigan
The city is alleged to have engaged in religious discrimination against a Seventh-day Adventist. Last week, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the city of Lansing, Michigan…
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Justice Department Sues Arizona for Voting Law
Feds claim it violates National Voter Registration Act. The Department of Justice is suing the state of Arizona for their recently passed law H.B. 2492, which requires voters…
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Administration Releases New HIPAA Guidelines over Abortion
Rules would expand privacy guidelines. President Biden’s administration released new patient privacy guidelines, seeking to clarify federal protections for personal medical information that law enforcement officials could use…
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Supreme Court Gives Legal Shield to Border Patrol
Agents cannot be sued for use of excessive force. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Border Patrol agents are generally shielded from lawsuits that allege the…
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Administration Redesignates Historic Segregation Sites
Interior Secretary Haaland present for signing of bill. President Biden recently signed the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act into law alongside Secretary…
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New Office at DOJ for Environmental Justice
Will seek equitable treatment for minority communities. The Department of Justice announced that it will create a new office focused on environmental justice and would apply a new…
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Justice Department Challenges Alabama Transgender Youth Law
Asks court to block law from going into effect. The Justice Department has filed a formal complaint challenging a bill signed into law by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey.…
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