US EditionTrump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
- President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership ordered a freeze on prosecutions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, stating these cases are an example of 'weaponization' of law enforcement.
- Chad Mizelle, the Justice Department chief of staff, stated that prosecutions will only occur in 'extraordinary circumstances.'
- Three civil FACE Act cases linked to clinic blockades in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Ohio were dismissed as part of this new directive.
- Trump has directed federal departments to address the past weaponization of law enforcement, citing attacks on over 100 crisis pregnancy centers and pro-life organizations post-Roe v. Wade ruling.
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DOJ Freezes Civil Rights Cases, Orders Prosecution of Local Officials Who Resist Deportation Policy
The Justice Department has ordered a freeze on all new cases in its Civil Rights Division. Ongoing cases, including police reform agreements in major cities, will be subject to the discretion of judges. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law called it an “unprecedented” move that “should make Americans both angry and deeply worried.” Separately, the Justice Department has ordered federal officials to prosecute state and local official…
Donald Trump’s Department Of Justice Freezes Civil Rights Lawsuits A
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Donald Trump has been President of the United States for 72 hours, and the consequences of people’s apathy, anti-Blackness, and asinine sense of morality have already arrived. Previously, BOSSIP reported about Trump’s executive order to end federal DEI programs, and today, there are new reports of administrative attacks on Black folks, people of color, and aggrieved marginalized communities. According to the…
Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden administration. The memos, reviewed by The Hill and and issued by Trump officials on Wednesday, leaves in doubt the bulk of the work of the Justice…
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