Department of Education Organization ... co-educational institution sued to stop enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the U.S. government's request for an assurance of compliance ...

Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, ...

Environmental justice advocates’ work just got even more difficult, but powerful legal statutes leave them with some support.

At my request, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights conducted a monthslong investigation into the federal government’s use of facial recognition within the Departments of Justice, Homeland ...

The Department of Education informed educational institutions in a letter Friday that they must end diversity, equity, and ...

President Donald Trump is downsizing a federal office that he's also using to carry out his policy agenda for schools.

President Donald Trump's orders on civil rights are a stunning blow to America’s 60-year fight against discrimination.

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation and a stop to any new cases.

Since returning to office, the Trump administration has stalled thousands of civil rights investigations in education while redirecting federal enforcement toward politically motivated cases.

While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions threaten racial progress .