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DOJ Civil Division Refocuses Affirmative Enforcement Priorities

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Key Takeaways from DOJ’s 2025 Civil Division Mandate - Expanded Use of the False Claims Act (FCA) - The government is broadening its application of the FCA beyond traditional garden-variety fraud....more

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DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targets Allegedly Discriminatory Practices by Educational Institutions

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The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative treats federally funded colleges’ and universities’ DEI programs and other allegedly discriminatory practices as False Claims Act violations. Our Education Team breaks...more

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DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: FCA Enforcement Expanding Into Alleged Discrimination

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On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will leverage the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and litigate against universities, contractors, health...more

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DOJ Launches Civil Rights Fraud Initiative by Leveraging the False Claims Act: What Federal Fund Recipients Should Know

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On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department of Justice’s launch of a sweeping Civil Rights Fraud Initiative designed to hold federal contractors, grant recipients, and other federally funded...more

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DOJ Formalizes Plan to Use False Claims Act to Enforce “Civil Rights Fraud”

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Key Takeaways: - The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of a new initiative focused on using the False Claims Act (“FCA”) to pursue “Civil Rights Fraud.” - DOJ warned FCA claims could arise when a...more

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Illegal Debanking Under Scrutiny: New Task Force Signals DOJ Enforcement Shift

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On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (“EDVA”) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Civil Rights Division (“CRT”) announced the formation of the Eastern District of...more

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Executive Order Tracker - April 2025

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Littler's Executive Order Tracker is your go-to resource for staying up to date on all executive orders and actions issued by the Trump administration. We are tracking every order, analyzing its impact, and providing...more

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Unpacking the Joint EEOC and DOJ Guidance on “DEI-Related Discrimination”

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On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint “technical assistance documents” (a one-page document titled “What To Do if You Experience...more

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U.S. and State Attorneys General Indicate Readiness to Bring DEI Enforcement Actions

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In the latest developments in the DEI policy chronicles, on the same day she was sworn into office, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences.”...more

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Executive Order 14173: How Public Companies’ DEI Initiatives May Be Targeted and Key Actions to Take Now

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14173, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”), which, among other actions, directs all executive departments and...more

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences Memo

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On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi disseminated an internal memo within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The memo, Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences, explained that the DOJ’s Civil Rights...more

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Attorney General Orders Investigation of Federally Funded Private Sector Institutions for Potential Civil Rights Violations

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On February 5, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General issued a memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees titled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences,” mandating investigation of...more

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Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism (Trump EO Tracker)

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Summary - Combat anti-Semitism vigorously, using all available and appropriate legal tools, to prosecute, remove, or otherwise hold to account the perpetrators of unlawful anti-Semitic harassment and violence....more

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International Trade Enforcement Roundup – August 2023 Update

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August saw two noteworthy Russia-related enforcement actions. First, a dual Russian-German national was arrested and charged with violating the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) when he allegedly procured microelectronics for...more

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Department of Justice Secures First Title VI Environmental Justice Resolution Agreement

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On May 4, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a first-of-its-kind Title VI environmental justice interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). The resolution follows an...more

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Federal Regulators Remain Focused on AI-based Discrimination

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On April 25, the CFPB, FTC, EEOC, and Civil Rights Division of the DOJ issued a joint statement outlining the agencies’ collective commitment to monitor the development and use of automated systems and artificial intelligence...more

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DOJ says court will oversee social media company’s housing ads into 2026

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On January 9, the DOJ informed a New York federal judge that it had reached a follow-up agreement with a global social media company to ensure its compliance with a June 2022 settlement that required the company to stop using...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2020 | Top Story: FAA Clears Boeing’s Troubled 737 Max to Return to Skies

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The FAA has once again given Boeing the green light to send its troubled 737 Max models into the sky, “20 months after it was grounded following two fatal crashes blamed on faulty software and a host of company and government...more

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DOJ Settles With Minnesota Bank Over Redlining Allegations

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On May 8, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had reached a voluntary settlement with a family-owned Minnesota bank, resolving allegations that the bank had violated the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et...more

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DOJ Issues Annual Report To Congress On 2016 ECOA/FHA/SCRA Enforcement Activities

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The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has issued its annual report to Congress regarding its activities to enforce the ECOA, FHA and SCRA. The report covers 2016 activities that would have taken place under the...more

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Community banks trade group asks Trump Administration to curb fair lending enforcement

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The Independent Community Bankers of America issued a statement calling on the Trump administration “to rein in the overzealous application of fair lending laws.” ICBA stated that community banks are threatened by a recent...more

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Notable Immigration-Related Hiring Discrimination Claims Settled this Summer with Department of Justice and Heads Up! A New Form...

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In the past three months, there have been four settlements with three staffing agencies and one private company reported by the Department of Justice. The three settlements with staffing agencies resolved allegations that...more

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Hudson City Savings Bank Reaches Largest Mortgage Redlining Settlement in DOJ History

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The CFPB, DOJ, and Hudson City Savings Bank, F.S.B. (“Hudson City”) recently entered into the largest residential mortgage redlining settlement in DOJ history. On September 24, 2015, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Entry...more

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Why Does the CFPB Want to Curb Auto Lenders’ Discretion to Charge Higher or Lower Interest Rates?

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On July 14, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced they had reached a “groundbreaking settlement” with American Honda Finance Corporation (“Honda”).(1) The...more

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Retailers Should Review I-9 Processes in Light of Recent DOJ Settlement

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Late last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement agreement with a large clothing retailer to resolve claims that the company discriminated against a non-U.S. citizen in violation of the federal...more

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