The Department of Justice is reportedly halting all litigation from its Civil Rights Division carried over from the Biden administration. A memo instructed division supervisor Kathleen Wolfe to ensure that civil rights attorneys do not file “any new complaints,

An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days. Louisville's was finalized in that time.

After the U.S. Department of Justice froze civil rights actions, Hazleton officials didn’t raise their hopes too high that the federal government will drop a voting rights lawsuit against

Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits and police reform consent decrees set up by the Biden administration.

The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice Department found a pattern of misconduct, according to a memo issued Wednesday.

Trump “is quickly implementing Project 2025 and is targeting all minorities,” said researcher Allison Chapman.

A federal judge expressed skepticism about the Justice Department’s proposed police consent decree with Louisville.

It said the new administration “may wish to reconsider” such agreements, raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden

Trump’s pardons signaled that as far as Trump cares, the rule of law is an empty slogan, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.

Congressman Morgan McGarvey has sent a letter to the acting attorney general saying the Louisville community wants reform and feels federal oversight is necessary.

According to a memo, DOJ attorneys cannot file new complaints, briefs or certain court papers “until further notice.”