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The inquiry, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday, will also “assess” whether the 35 school districts around the state, plus Chicago’s largest charter school network, allow transgender students to use single-sex bathrooms or participate in competitive sports. #doj #schools #gender

Federal officials portrayed the guilty plea as a significant win in the United States’ ongoing efforts to dismantle the Sinaloa Cartel, long considered one of the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. #guilty #elchapo

Under the terms of the deal, Northwestern will pay the federal government $75 million through 2028 and commit to strict compliance with federal civil rights laws. #settlement #anti-discrimination

In a letter dated Monday, July 28, lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division also asked for a list of all the election officials in Illinois who were responsible for carrying out federally mandated efforts to keep state’s voter rolls accurate and up to date during a two-year period leading up to the November 2024 elections. #voter

In a filing known as a “statement of interest,” the Justice Department said the government has an interest in the outcome of the lawsuit, although the filing stops short of asking the court for permission to intervene as a party in the case. #lawsuit

The investigation is intended to determine if the city might be engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. #investigation

By ending this case, the Trump administration is signaling it will not uphold the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a nearly 40-year-old law protecting pregnant patients’ rights to life-saving abortion care. #abortion

This legal action underscores a significant failure in cooperation between local and federal authorities, particularly concerning the removal of criminal illegal migrants from our communities. #lawsuit

Attorney Ben Crump Responds to Department of Justice Investigation Into Fulton County Jail (Atlanta, GA.) – Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney...

On March 6, 2023, Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man who suffered from a serious mental illness, was crushed to death by multiple Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies... #bencrump