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Department of Justice Terminates Environmental Justice Settlement Agreement, Advancing President Trump's Mandate to End Illegal DEI and Environmental Justice Policies

04/11/2025 08:00 AM EDT

Today, the Department of Justice announced that that its Civil Rights Division will immediately close an "environmental justice" matter. Effective immediately, the division will terminate the environmental justice settlement agreement that stemmed from the investigation launched by the previous administration targeting Lowndes County, Alabama.

Pennsylvania Man Charged with Making Threats to Assault and Murder President Donald J. Trump, Other U.S. Officials, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents

04/11/2025 08:00 AM EDT

Shawn Monper, 32, a resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with making threats to assault and murder President Donald J. Trump, other U.S. officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Unlawful Illinois DEI Scholarship Program Suspended After Justice Department Threatened Lawsuit

04/11/2025 08:00 AM EDT

WASHINGTON—Today, the Justice Department announced that it has acted to end the state of Illinois' unlawful minority-only scholarship program.  After the Justice Department threatened to file suit, the state and six universities suspended the program.

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