The US Department of Education announced on Friday its determination that George Mason University (GMU) violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleged that the university illegally considered race, sex, and “other immutable characteristics” in hiring and promotion. Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig [...]
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a ruling on Thursday that Alina Habba, who was appointed as the interim US attorney for the District of New Jersey, has had no legal authority since July 1. According to the court’s decision, the US Senate has not approved Habba’s appointment to the [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against California on Thursday, seeking to prevent the state from enforcing its own emission standards for heavy trucks. The suit came three days after major manufacturers, including Daimler and Volvo, filed a related complaint against the California Air Resources Board (CARB), stating that they were “caught in [...]
Four major truck manufacturers, including Daimler and Volvo, filed a lawsuit against the state of California on Monday, aiming to block authorities from enforcing emissions standards voided by President Donald Trump’s administration. The suit requested the US Court for the Eastern District of California to issue a declaratory judgment against the state, arguing California’s Clean [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the block of a customer’s challenge to a bounced check fee imposed by the Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU). In its decision, the court found that federal law preempts state law in the regulation of federal credit unions. Specifically, the court reasoned that 12 C.F.R. [...]
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rescinding the 2009 Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases on Tuesday. Because this finding gives the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicles, rescinding it would also mean repealing all regulations governing GHG emissions from highway vehicles. The 2009 finding determined that six GHGs, including carbon [...]
US President Donald Trump’s administration released on Friday the previously frozen over $6 billion in funding to schools nationwide, which supports English language learning, after-school care for working parents, adult literacy, and other programs. The School Superintendents Association (AASA) welcomed the news, expressing gratitude that the funds would be distributed to schools. According to a [...]
US House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor of House Resolution 4 (HR4), which will retract approximately $9 billion in funds that had already been allocated for the next two fiscal years. The cuts are to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), along with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), international peacekeeping [...]
US federal district judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong for the US District Court for the Central District of California, ruled Friday that race, language, and work location are not grounds for reasonable suspicion for a detentive stop by immigration agents. She issued two temporary restraining orders (TROs) in the case Perdomo, et al. v Noem, et [...]
Former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil filed a complaint against the US government on Friday, four months after he was detained by ICE agents for his role in campus protests in support of Palestine. Khalil made several claims in his complaint, including false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and abuse of process. The Center for Constitutional [...]
