Showing posts with label Justice Department. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Justice Department. Show all posts
Thursday, October 08, 2026

Federal Antisemitism Task Force Is Beginning a National Tour

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The Department of Justice yesterday announced that its Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is beginning its American Tour Against Hate. Its f...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Lincoln Memorial University Settles DOJ's Religious Discrimination Charges

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The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division announced in a press release yesterday that it has entered a voluntary settlement agreement...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Justice Department Issues New Opinion on Federal Grants to Religious Organizations

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This week, the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued a 39-page Opinion captioned:    Constitutionality of Religious Restricti...
Monday, August 24, 2026

Texas Governor Attacks Airports' Plans to Install Ablution Facilities for Muslim Prayer Preparation

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On August 14, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport accusing two Texas airports...
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Oklahoma City Sued Over Denial of Zoning Approval for Mosque; DOJ Investigates City's Practices

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Oklahoma federal district court by the Islamic Society of Tulsa challenging as a violation of RLUIPA and the ...
Friday, July 24, 2026

Justice Department Updates Guidance to Federal Agencies on Protecting Religious Liberty

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Yesterday, the Attorney General issued a 26-page Memorandum to Executive Departments and Agencies ( full text ) on Federal Law Protections ...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

DOJ Letter Emphasizes U.S. Rejection of International Criminal Court Jurisdiction

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The Justice Department on June 29 sent a Letter ( full text ) to the President of the International Criminal Court reiterating that the Unit...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

DOJ Opinion Says EEOC's Title VII Rules on Disparate Impact Are Unconstitutional

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Yesterday, the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued a 25-page opinion ( full text ) concluding that the EEOC's regulatio...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

DOJ Sues UCLA Under Title VI for Discrimination Against Jewish and Israeli Students

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Yesterday the Justice Department announced that it has filed suit against the University of California, Los Angeles, alleging that UCLA vio...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Texas and DOJ Settle With Texas Hospital Ending Its Gender Transition Services and Creating Detransition Clinic

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Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice announced an unusual settlement agreement with Texas Child...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Justice Department Report Charges Biden Administration with Weaponization of FACE Act Enforcement

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Yesterday, the Justice Department Office of Legal Policy's Weaponization Working Group published a 37-page report (with over 800 pages o...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Challenge Creation of Taks Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias

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In Hall v U.S. Department of Justice ,  (ND CA, April 9, 2026), a California federal district court held that plaintiff lacks standing to ch...
Monday, February 16, 2026

DOJ Investigating Medical College Over Accommodating Jewish Students When Exams Conflict with Holidays

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The Justice Department announced on Friday: Yesterday, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, in partnership with the U.S. Departm...
Friday, February 06, 2026

DOJ Settles RLUIPA Zoning Dispute with Pennsylvania Town

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In June 2025, the Justice Department instituted an investigation of alleged RLUIPA violations by the Borough of Kingston, Pennsylvania. At i...
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

DOJ Seeks to Intervene in Suit Over Christian Males' Reaction to Transgender Use of Boy's Locker Room

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The Justice Department this week filed a Motion to Intervene  and a Memorandum In Support of its motion in S.W. v. Loudoun County School Bo...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

DOJ Brings FACE Act Suit Against Antisemitic Protesters

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In a press release  and at a news conference ( video ) the Justice Department announced that for the first time it has filed a civil complai...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Justice Department Issues Opinion to EEOC On Impact of Recent Developments for Federal Employees

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Earlier this month, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued an advisory opinion Religious Liberty Protections for ...
Friday, August 01, 2025

Columbia and UCLA Settle Antisemitism Charges

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Last week (July 23), Columbia University announced that it had reached a settlement with the federal government to restore its research fun...
Sunday, July 13, 2025

Justice Department Sues California Over Its Gender Identity Policy in School Sports

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Last week, the Department of Justice sued California, alleging that it violates Title IX by permitting transgender girls to compete in girls...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

DOJ Sues California Coffee House for Discriminating Against Jewish Customers

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On Monday, the Justice Department filed suit in a California federal district court against an Oakland, California coffee house alleging vio...