Tag: DOJ
DOJ Requests California County Sheriffs Provide Names of Noncitizen inmates in California Jails
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it issued requests to sheriffs in multiple major California counties for lists of all inmates in their jails who are non-U.S. citizens, their crimes of arrest or conviction, and their scheduled release...
California’s War on Eggs & Bacon Invites Federal Lawsuit
From the first state in the nation to offer prison inmates an all-vegan menu, California voters passed a ballot measure in 2018 mandating more living space for veal calves, cows and pigs, and banned the confinement of egg-laying hens in...
Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athlete Title IX Violations
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division filed suit against the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) on Wednesday, alleging that they failed to adhere to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and failed...
California Department of Education Formally Rejects Title IX Transgender Athlete Resolution Agreement
The California Department of Education rejected the U.S. Department of Education’s resolution agreement that would have forbidden schools from allowing males from participating in female sports and from occupying female intimate facilities on Monday, with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon...
US DOJ Launches Investigation Into Allegations of Race-and-Sex Based Hiring Discrimination at University of California
The United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division opened an investigation into the University of California system, and its individual campuses, over alleged race-and sex-based discrimination in university employment practices. According to the DOJ, the Civil Rights Division’s Employment...
California Found in Violation of Title IX Over Transgender Athletes
Another show down is looming between the Trump Administration and California. The Trump Education Department declared today that California illegally discriminated against women and girls by allowing males identifying as females on female sports teams and into female locker rooms....