school desegregation

  • Trump DOJ Ends Federal Oversight of Two Long-Running School Segregation Cases, Sparks Concern

    In a move that has drawn sharp criticism from civil rights advocates, the U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump quietly ended federal oversight of two landmark school desegregation cases that had been in place for more than half a century. The cases, originating in Hendry County, Florida, and Copiah County, Mississippi, were initiated…

  • Trump’s Justice Department Ends Decades-Old Desegregation Order

    In a significant legal development with potential nationwide implications, the U.S. Department of Justice this week ended a long-standing school desegregation order in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The move may signal president Donald Trump’s administration’s intent to dismantle similar court-enforced mandates established during the Civil Rights Movement, according to experts. The Justice Department, under the leadership…