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Trump Officials and Louisiana Put an End to Another Decades-Old School Desegregation Order
The dismissal ends over 50 years of court oversight after no disputes since 2014, with officials citing outdated constraints on local school control.
- On Monday, a federal judge approved a joint motion from Louisiana and the U.S. Justice Department to dismiss a decades-old lawsuit involving DeSoto Parish School District, a district of about 5,000 students.
- Louisiana officials argued the desegregation order was unnecessary, citing no disputes among the parties since 2014 in a Dec. 30 filing, while Louisiana Republican leaders and Attorney General Liz Murrill pushed to lift the orders in recent years.
- Civil rights groups, including the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, say orders remain needed due to resource shortfalls and disparities in discipline and courses in majority-Black schools.
- Murrill hailed the ruling, thanking President Donald Trump and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, and said DeSoto now has its school system back after court approval requirements were removed.
- The move fits a broader shift after the DOJ under Trump joined Louisiana in seeking dismissals, while other judges rejected procedural shortcuts and appeals head to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Do Louisiana schools serve Black and White students equally? A key legal fight will decide.
Aided by the Trump Administration, Louisiana officials are fighting in court to end decades-old desegregation orders. Critics argue the orders are outdated, but civil rights groups and some Black parents say they’re still needed.
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