Trump Administration Targets Dismantling of Already-Weakened DEI May 4, 2026 By Jeff Green After a remarkably successful effort to extinguish diversity, equity and inclusion programs at US employers, federal officials are stepping up...
Iowa Enacts Law Banning Local Gender Identity Protections March 16, 2026 By Hannah Fingerhut A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first...
AI-Generated Job Ads Discriminated Against US Workers, Says Civil Rights Unit February 27, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported it has secured a settlement agreement with a Virginia information technology services firm that...
DOJ Sues UCLA Claiming It Ignored Antisemitism Toward Staff February 25, 2026 By John Gittelsohn and Liam Knox The US Justice Department filed a civil rights complaint alleging the University of California at Los Angeles created a hostile...
Education Dept. Workers Targeted in Layoffs Return to Tackle Civil Rights Backlog December 10, 2025 By Collin Binkley The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Department of Education staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying...
Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Dallas Ordinances, Including LGBTQ+ Protections November 3, 2025 By Joshua Fetcher, The Texas Tribune Two years after state lawmakers passed a sweeping law aimed at preventing Texas cities from adopting progressive policies, that law...
Senate Confirms Anti-DEI Stalwart Lucas to Second Term at EEOC August 4, 2025 By Alexandra Olson The Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to another term as commissioner of the country’s workplace civil rights agency, demonstrating firm Republican...
Trump Administration Targets George Mason University in Anti-DEI Campaign July 14, 2025 By Collin Binkley The Trump administration last Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a...
Trump Curtails Protections Around Diversity, LGBTQ Rights January 21, 2025 By Bianca Flowers and Daniel Trotta The United States will recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable, President Donald Trump ordered on Monday...
Vermont School District Settles With US Over Racial Harassment Allegations January 13, 2025 A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a...