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Running a college has never been an easy job. But as this academic year draws to a close, higher education is experiencing new challenges with potential long-lasting impacts....more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative in a Memorandum issued on May 19, 2025. According to the Memorandum, the Initiative is an enforcement effort that will use the...more
From time to time, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has established initiatives, task forces, or strike teams to advance its enforcement priorities. In recent years, DOJ has announced a Procurement Collusion Strike Force, a...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is raising the stakes with a broad new initiative targeting what it calls “illegal DEI.” In a May 19, 2025 internal memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche outlines a Civil Rights...more
The Department of Justice has launched an aggressive new enforcement strategy that could dramatically influence how organizations approach diversity programs, student policies, and civil rights compliance. On May 19, 2025,...more
DOJ Plans to Use the FCA to Attack DEI Initiatives - On May 19, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a novel use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce Trump Administration policies against antisemitism, gender...more
The U.S. Department of Justice is recasting the False Claims Act as a civil rights enforcement tool—putting federal fund recipients on notice that false compliance certifications may now trigger FCA liability....more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum and accompanying press release announcing its “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” designed to vigorously enforce the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”)...more
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
On May 19, 2025, United States Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche circulated a memo to the Department, announcing the establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, an effort aimed at leveraging the civil False Claims...more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had formed a “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” co-led by DOJ’s Civil Fraud Section and Civil Rights Division....more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced its plan to employ the False Claims Act as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to eliminate illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion,...more
This week, the Trump administration escalated its enforcement strategy for ending unlawful Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the private sector Consistent with the policy objectives stated in Executive Order...more
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled Civil Rights Fraud Initiative announcing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to “aggressively” pursue...more
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Blanche Memo: Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, announcing an initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as...more
On May 19, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a novel use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce Trump Administration policies against antisemitism, gender identity and expression, and diversity, equity, and...more
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
Shortly after taking office, President Trump signed the executive order titled, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. As discussed previously, that order, among other things, directed the...more
The Trump Administration’s effort to remake the Federal government’s relationship with Higher Ed and research grantees continues to gather steam, and an unprecedented recent letter to Harvard presages a potentially new front:...more
Last week marked President Trump’s 100th day in office for his second term. As we have reported over the course of the past few months, the first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been active, with many new...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities” and issued an accompanying Fact Sheet. The EO rekindles initiatives from...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities, aimed at reinforcing and expanding the enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher...more
The federal government just took a dramatic step to reshape Title IX enforcement – one that should prompt immediate action from all colleges and universities. On April 4, the U.S. Department of Education and Department of...more
The Trump administration has announced the creation of a Title IX Special Investigations Team (SIT) to respond to a surge in Title IX complaints and carry out enforcement of several of President Trump’s executive orders. ...more