US Justice Department reassigns about a dozen civil rights attorneys amid shakeup

Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association on Thursday. “Growing up in Montgomery on the west side, I never thought that one day my image would be in stone to honor my professional career,” the 94-year-old said in an impassioned speech at the statue unveiling in downtown…

'Bloodbath': Ex-federal prosecutor predicts 'mass exodus of very good lawyers' at Trump-era DOJ

When now-President Donald Trump defeated then-Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024, employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) knew the agency would be in for a major shakeup. And that's exactly what happened. Former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and ex-FBI Director Christopher Wray are gone, and far-right Trump loyalists are now in charge: Pam Bondi as attorney general and conspiracy theorist Kash Patel leading the FBI.On Thursda…

‘Complete bloodbath’: DOJ official on Trump admin’s changes to Civil Rights Division

The Trump administration is making quiet changes at the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian reports more. Former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade joins José Díaz-Balart to discuss the impact of some of the moves.

US Justice Department reassigns about a dozen civil rights attorneys amid shakeup, say sources

The U.S. Justice Department is reassigning about a dozen senior career attorneys from its civil rights unit, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump's administration steers the division away from its historic priorities.

Attorney: Trump Brought ‘Bloodbath’ to DOJ’s Civil Rights Division

Current and former officials with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division say the Trump administration’s moves to change the department have forced out employees in what one senior attorney said has been a “complete bloodbath.” The changes, which have not been widely publicized, come as the administration has implemented new priorities that former and current officials said upend the division’s mission to enforce laws prohibiting housing,…

Attorney: Trump Brought 'Bloodbath' to DOJ's Civil Rights Division

Justice Department officials say Trump-era changes led to many Civil Rights Division staff being forced out, with one calling it a complete bloodbath.