DOJ says it's moving to end more than 50 decades-old school desegregation cases
The department says the orders are outdated and will seek dismissal only after districts show they have removed the last vestiges of segregation.
- On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it is seeking to dismiss more than 50 school desegregation decrees, arguing that many districts have successfully eliminated the remnants of legally enforced racial segregation.
- The administration argues that federal oversight is unnecessary, asserting that policies designed to produce equal outcomes can themselves result in racial discrimination, prompting a broader shift in civil rights enforcement strategy.
- Originating from the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, these orders mandated equal funding, facilities access, and fair representation in advanced classes to address historical segregation disparities.
- Alabama Attorney Steve Marshall praised the move, while former Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke condemned it, warning that the administration's actions threaten to fuel resegregation in public schools.
- Nearly 80 percent of the 57 cases dismissed since President Donald Trump returned to office occurred in Southern states, signaling a concentrated federal effort to end court oversight of school systems.
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Trump’s Justice Department Gives Up on Desegregation
President Trump’s Department of Justice doesn’t think desegregation is worth the effort. The DOJ on Thursday announced it has dropped more than 50 school desegregation cases. As The New York Times reports, that brings the total to 57 dropped cases since Trump was reelected. Nearly 80 percent of the cases took place in the Southern states of Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana. The move drew backlash with Democrats on the…
Trump Administration Moves to Limit Fixes for Systemic Racism in Schools - Bucks County Beacon
“When they talk about returning it to the states and making America great again, they’re talking about returning to how it was before 1954,” when school segregation was legal, said U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.
Trump DOJ Moves to Close 50+ Desegregation Cases as Civil Rights Protections Narrow
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is dismantling several long-standing federal tools used to address racial disparities in American schools, including moving to end more than 50 court-supervised desegregation cases. The Justice Department said Thursday it is reviewing decades-old school desegregation orders and seeking dismissal when officials determine districts have eliminated the remnants of legally enforced segregation. Assistant A…
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Trump administration moves to limit fixes for systemic racism in schools
The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools. Previously, both Republican and Democratic administrations addressed systemic racism, recognizing that policies could unintentionally harm certain racial groups.
3 Alabama school desegregation cases dismissed in push to end federal oversight of local systems
Three decades-old desegregation cases in Alabama have been dismissed, as part of an effort by federal lawyers to end court oversight of local school systems. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the effort Thursday. He said in a post on…
DOJ says it's moving to end more than 50 decades-old school desegregation cases
The Justice Department said Thursday it was seeking to end more than 50 long-standing consent decrees dating back decades that sought to curb unlawful racial segregation that was prevalent during the Jim Crow era.
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