News

University of Louisville under civil rights investigation over scholarship for immigrants
The U.S. Department of Education investigation will determine whether the scholarships violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Cuts to the Office for Civil Rights will impact schools across the nation
While officials maintain the office is still protecting schoolchildren’s civil rights, the numbers tell a different story.
US says Harvard is not complying with civil rights investigation into alleged antisemitism
The Justice Department could launch legal proceedings against Harvard over its civil rights violations, a federal official ...
Shuttering Civil Rights Offices Could Affect Students’ Ability to Address Discrimination
Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal ...
Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights initiates investigation into 5 universities over DACA scholarships
Five universities are under investigation by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for providing ...
JD Supra1y
Office for Civil Rights Announces Final Rule to Strengthen Reproductive ...
On April 22, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule, entitled ‘HIPAA ...
USA Today1y
Is the Education Department's civil rights office at a breaking point?
The office, staffed by attorneys and other experts, enforces half a dozen federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Washington Examiner4mon
Parents sue over Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights ...
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated duties after nearly half the department’s staff was laid off this week ...
Berkshire Eagle3mon
'They don’t care about civil rights': Trump’s shuttering of DHS ...
On Feb. 10, more than a dozen Department of Homeland Security officials joined a video conference to discuss an obscure, sparsely funded program overseen by its Office for Civil Rights and Civil ...
Health Affairs4y
Five Areas Where The Office For Civil Rights Can Improve Its Proposed ...
Five Areas Where The Office For Civil Rights Can Improve Its Proposed Changes To HIPAA, And Advance Interoperability Lucia C. Savage Deven McGraw May 19, 2021 10.1377/forefront.20210514.54051 ...
Trump Administration Says Harvard Is Still Refusing to Obey Civil Rights Law
The Trump administration said Harvard University is still refusing to obey federal civil rights law, increasing pressure over ...