DOJ Says It's Moving to End More than 50 Decades-Old School Desegregation Cases
The department says districts have achieved unitary status, and judges have already dismissed some cases in Tennessee, Florida and Mississippi.
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3 Alabama school desegregation cases dismissed in push to end federal oversight of local systems
Three decades-old desegregation cases in Alabama have been dismissed, as part of an effort by federal lawyers to end court oversight of local school systems. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the effort Thursday. He said in a post on…
DOJ says it's moving to end more than 50 decades-old school desegregation cases
The Justice Department said Thursday it was seeking to end more than 50 long-standing consent decrees dating back decades that sought to curb unlawful racial segregation that was prevalent during the Jim Crow era.
DOJ Ends 'Onerous' Racial Mandates on School Districts
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division dismissed more than 50 desegregation cases which sat on court dockets for more than half a century. “In this administration, we are ending prolonged federal oversight of these school districts because the effort does not reflect the reality of those classrooms today,” said Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon. “In some cases, school di…
Justice Department seeks to end over 50 long-standing school desegregation cases
The Justice Department announced plans to end over 50 longstanding consent decrees aimed at combating racial segregation in schools, deemed "onerous and outdated" by Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general. A spokesman noted that many districts have achieved "unitary status," signalling the removal of federal oversight.
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