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The Justice Department is seeking to change interpretation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin by recipients of federal funding.
Trump administration seeks to undo decades-long rules on discrimination Laura Meckler, Devlin Barrett The Trump administration is pushing in its final days to undo decades-long protections against discrimination, a last-ditch effort to accomplish a longtime goal of conservative legal activists. The Justice Department is seeking to change interpretation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin by recipients of federal funding. Under these rules, actions are considered discriminatory if they have a di...
The Trump administration is pushing in its final days to undo decades-long protections against discrimination, a last-ditch effort to accomplish a longtime goal of conservative legal activists.
© Greg Nash The Department of Justice (DOJ) is aiming to roll back some protections for minorities under the Civil Rights Act, potentially impacting women, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community, according to a draft proposal obtained by multiple new outlets. The potential changes, reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post, would affect how the Justice Department enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which bars recipients of federal funding, such as housing programs and employers, from discriminating based on race, color or national origin. Under t...
Last week, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, whose role as head of state is largely ceremonial, stepped into the political limelight and tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, following last monthâs Knesset election. Netanyahu was tapped for the task a day after his criminal trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust began in earnest, as the first witness against him took the stand. More Headlines