In a memorandum dated May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the establishment of a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Initiative) at the Department of Justice (DOJ)....more
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Corporations, associations, foundations, and institutions of higher education should be prepared for criminal, civil, and congressional inquiries.
On February 5, 2025, newly confirmed US Attorney General Pam Bondi issued...more
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Order) directing federal agencies to enforce federal civil rights laws to...more
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