DOJ Civil Rights Gets Trump Makeover. Will It Change L.A. Racial Profiling Lawsuits?

DOJ civil rights gets Trump makeover. Will it change L.A. racial profiling lawsuits?

In recent months, 70% of the Department of Justice's civil rights arm has been dissolved. Attorneys say the changes leave lawsuits as one of the last lines of defense against racial profiling and other discrimination.

Trump’s Cuts to Civil rights Office ‘Injure’ Students, Lawsuit Alleges — Minding The Campus

Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on the College Fix on May 23, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) can no longer fulfill its legal duties due to severe funding cuts, staffing reductions, and office […] The post Trump’s Cuts to Civil rights Office ‘Injure’ Students, Lawsuit Alleges ap…

Trump’s cuts to civil rights office ‘injure’ students, lawsuit alleges

Professor who’s filed hundreds of civil rights complains says the office has a massive backlog The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights can no longer fulfill its legal duties due to severe funding cuts, staffing reductions, and office closures, a motion for preliminary injunction alleged this month in an ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration. Source