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DOJ Issues Sweeping Memorandum on Unlawful Discrimination

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On July 29, 2025, the U.S. attorney general released a new memorandum providing guidance on the application of federal antidiscrimination laws for recipients of federal funding—including private and public colleges and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

U.S. Attorney General Issues New Guidance on DEI Programs and Policies

On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Attorney General issued a memorandum that “clarifies the application of federal antidiscrimination laws to programs or initiatives that may involve discriminatory practices, including those labeled...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies (Trump EO Tracker)

The Order states that the Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks to children’s safety and well-being in the classroom that result from the application of school discipline based on discriminatory and unlawful...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

HHS OCR Investigates Medical Schools and Hospitals for Race- or Sex-Based Programs

On March 7, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it would begin investigating four medical schools and hospitals pursuant to President Donald Trump’s...more

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U.S. Department of Education Office Publishes Guidance on Race in Admissions, School Programming

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The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division have published a joint Dear Colleague Letter (Joint OCR and DOJ DCL) that, together with a Q&A, provides...more

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Illegal Dumping/Environmental Justice: U.S. Department of Justice Announces City of Houston, Texas, Investigation

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a July 22nd news release that it had opened: . . . an environmental justice investigation into the City of Houston’s operations, policies and practices related...more

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