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Those Who Do Not Know History

On the first full day of Passover, the Trump Administration offered several lessons about institutionalized racism and ethnic cleansing.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Joshua Matz

District Court Holds that Texas Discriminated Against Minority Voters, Again.

4/11/17 // Quick Reactions

Cutting-edge analysis by Gerry Hebert and Danielle Lang of yesterday's ruling that the controversial Texas Voter ID law was enacted with racially discriminatory intent.

Danielle Lang

The Campaign Legal Center

What Happened on United Is Terrible, But What’s Going to Happen Everywhere Is Worse

4/11/17 // Quick Reactions

The video of the United flight reveals more than just what happened. It also shows why DOJ oversight is so important.

Nikolas Bowie

Harvard Law School

Resisting Calls for Illegal Hiring Practices at DOJ’s Civil Rights Division

4/11/17 // Commentary

Even in these strange and trying times, we would like to think that our Attorney General will follow the law while staffing the division of DOJ charged with realizing the Constitution’s promise of a democracy that’s worth a damn—one open to all citizens, regardless of the color of their skin.

Joshua Matz

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

A Department of Justice, But For Whom?

4/7/17 // Commentary

A letter about how to fix DOJ’s Civil Rights Division simultaneously maintains that we live in a “post-racial world” and urges the Division to take measures that will disenfranchise people of color.

Joshua Matz

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

DOJ Begins to Turn Its Back on Policing Reform

4/4/17 // Quick Reactions

AG Sessions’s eleventh-hour effort to avoid a consent decree in Baltimore is indefensible and unmistakably political. The court should not allow it.

Chiraag Bains

Harvard Law School

The Pence Policy And The Trump Administration’s Views on Anti-Discrimination

4/3/17 // Commentary

Vice President Mike Pence’s policy of not dining with women is unconstitutional. It also suggests how far this administration will go to cut back on anti-discrimination law.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Pipelines, Presidents, and Policing Plenary Power

3/30/17 // Commentary

The Trump Administration's recent reversal on the Dakota Access Pipeline can (and must) be carefully examined in court.

Seth Davis

U.C. Irvine School of Law

The Sessions DOJ Turns a Blind Eye to Discrimination

3/22/17 // In-Depth Analysis

In the landmark Texas Voter ID case, DOJ has begun its official retreat from the protection of minority voting rights. This is the wrong decision and an ominous sign for the future.

Danielle Lang

The Campaign Legal Center

Trump’s Approach to Crime & Punishment

3/16/17 // Commentary

The president has continued existing policies, but also signaled a misplaced (and dangerous) reliance on immigration enforcement and incarceration to protect the public.

Chiraag Bains

Harvard Law School