The Justice Department's civil rights division is facing significant turnover as hundreds of lawyers and staff members resign, driven by a shift in priorities under the Trump administration. Officials from the administration are reportedly focused on pursuing cases against elite institutions and liberal cities, moving away from the division's traditional role of protecting the constitutional rights of marginalized communities. The expedited departures have been further incentivized by a reopened deferred resignation program, expected to see over 100 lawyers resign, fundamentally altering the landscape of this crucial department.
Hundreds of staff members are leaving the Justice Department's civil rights division, driven out by Trump administration officials who want to shift its fundamental work.
Harmeet K. Dhillon, the new head of the division, stated that they welcome the turnover, emphasizing a preference for enforcing federal civil rights laws over 'woke ideology'.
Collection
[
|
...
]