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DOJ ends a key racial discrimination case, signaling an end to the Civil Rights Division as it existed
Chris Geidner
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DOJ had sued the Mississippi state Senate over allegations that the one Black lawyer in the state’s Legislative Service Office was paid significantly less than — sometimes half as much as — her white colleagues. Today, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division dropped the case.
DOJ ends a key racial discrimination case, signaling an end to the Civil Rights Division as it existed
The lawsuit alleged a brazen pattern of racial discrimination against a Black woman, but AAG Harmeet Dhillon ended the case. Also: A look at the bigger picture at DOJ.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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DOJ had sued the Mississippi state Senate over allegations that the one Black lawyer in the state’s Legislative Service Office was paid significantly less than — sometimes half as much as — her white colleagues. Today, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division dropped the case.
DOJ ends a key racial discrimination case, signaling an end to the Civil Rights Division as it existed
The lawsuit alleged a brazen pattern of racial discrimination against a Black woman, but AAG Harmeet Dhillon ended the case. Also: A look at the bigger picture at DOJ.
www.lawdork.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
DOJ had sued the Mississippi state Senate over allegations that the one Black lawyer in the state’s Legislative Service Office was paid significantly less than — sometimes half as much as — her white colleagues. Today, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division dropped the case.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-04-16T03:13:17.720Z
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