The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing ...

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

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police ...

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in ...

Trump puts a freeze on new civil rights cases and settlements, worrying advocates - Civil rights division is being asked to ...

It is unclear exactly how long the pause will last, though The Washington Post reported the division will halt action for at ...

It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or ...

The order does not say how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the division for at least the first weeks ...

open image in gallery The civil rights division of the Justice Department is being directed to freeze and new cases or settlements so the Trump nominees can determine what they want to do (AP ...

President Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested ... to decide whether to initiate new cases.” ...

It states that officials are implementing the freeze to be “consistent ... whether to initiate any new cases.” Within the Justice Department, the civil rights division typically experiences ...