Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They? The league’s conduct is indisputably protected by the First Amendment. But that doesn't make it wise. Reason · Jun 19
Trump’s DOJ says it’s now investigating MLB over Pride Night and Bible verse controversy Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for Civil Rights at the Justice Department, said the probe was part of the Trump administration's ‘commitment to combatting religious discrimination’ The Independent UK · Jun 19
Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy The league was referred to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for possible religious discrimination The Guardian - US · Jun 19
DOJ Wants To Block Illinois City's Program That Gives $25,000 Payments to Black Residents Only The US Department of Justice challenges Evanston, Illinois' reparations programme, arguing it violates civil rights protections. International Business Times UK · Jun 19
Trump admin fights to make reparations program illegal because it doesn’t help people who aren’t Black A Chicago-area suburb made headlines for its first-in-the-nation reparations payments. The Justice Department says it’s racially discriminatory The Independent UK · Jun 16
Pam Bondi says Ghislaine Maxwell should ‘die in prison’ amid ongoing Epstein files investigation Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi told House lawmakers on Friday that convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell should “die in prison” as questions continue over the handling of files linked to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Times of India · May 29
Bondi sits for closed-door interview over Epstein files release Former Attorney General Pamela Bondi appeared for a closed-door interview with a House panel Friday over the handling of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and Democrats say she told them that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made many of the decisions. The interview by the House Committee… Roll Call · May 29
DOJ finds Yale medical school discriminated based on race in admissions This is the second institution to face discrimination allegations by the federal agency this month The Independent UK · May 14
Man pleads guilty to ramming car into Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in New York City A man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City The Independent UK · May 13
The Trump Administration Is a Powerful but Unreliable Ally of Second Amendment Advocates Even as the Justice Department files lawsuits aimed at vindicating gun rights, it undermines them in other cases. Reason · May 13
DOJ Challenges Denver's 'Assault Weapon' Ban and Colorado's Magazine Limit Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon argues that both laws violate the Second Amendment by banning arms in common use for lawful purposes. Reason · May 7
Indian-origin Trump aide slammed for her outfit joke after White House shooting: 'I lost some professional respect for you' Harmeet Dhillon, the Indian-origin aide of President Donald Trump, who was present at the White House dinner where a shooting took place targeting the administration officials, made some jokes that did not go down well with a majority of the social media users. The assistant attorney general for the Civil… The Times of India · Apr 26
Inside the race to be Trump’s next attorney general as MAGA stars jockey for top job in politically charged DOJ Trump allies are reportedly making big moves to get the president’s attention while right-wing influencers push potential candidates The Independent UK · Apr 20
Harmeet Dhillon: DoJ lawyer a top contender for Trump’s retribution mission Pugilistic presence has laid waste to civil rights decision – her take-no-prisoners approach has alarmed legal experts but earned president’s plaudits The Guardian - US · Apr 19
Salon · Apr 15 Spanberger is now Fox’s favorite target Virginia’s new governor accused of bait-and-switch by right-wing media
Salon · Apr 12 An anti-civil rights warrior as AG? Harmeet Dhillon has worked to implement Trump's agenda at the Justice Department
The Times of India · Apr 8 'Had a great time': Harmeet Dhillon responds to backlash after attending January 6 rally organiser’s wedding amid DOJ promotion talk Harmeet Dhillon, a senior US Justice Department official of Indian origin, stirred a row after attending the wedding celebrations of a key organiser of the January 6 rally, even as reports suggest she could be in line for a promotion in the DOJ.
The Independent UK · Apr 8 DOJ launches investigation into Jan 6 star witness against Trump Cassidy Hutchinson: report Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified in 2022 that President Donald Trump knew his supporters would become violent at the Capitol
The Independent UK · Mar 26 Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities
Reason · Mar 23 The DOJ Wants To Drop Charges Against 2 Cops Who Played a Crucial Role in Breonna Taylor's Death But for a fraudulent and misleading warrant affidavit, Taylor would not have been killed during a fruitless late-night drug raid.
Reason · Mar 11 Virginia's Impending 'Assault Firearm' Ban Is Logically and Constitutionally Dubious The ban, which targets guns based on criteria that make little sense, seems vulnerable to a challenge under the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.
The Guardian - US · Feb 21 Trump DoJ bids to join lawsuit alleging LA schools discriminate against a ‘new minority: white students’ LAUSD provides resources to diverse schools in an effort to combat segregation – Pam Bondi’s agency wants it to stop
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions The Trump administration is suing Harvard University, saying it has refused to provide admissions records that the Justice Department demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions
Reason · Feb 3 If 'You Bring a Gun' to D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro Warns, 'You're Going to Jail' The prosecutor's threat renewed concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights.
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 Don Lemon and ICE: How the Former CNN News Anchor Got Involved Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is under fire from the DOJ after livestreaming a protest against an ICE director who is also a pastor. Learn about the potential charges here.