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DOJ accuses Duke Law School of racial discrimination in admissions
The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is accusing the Duke University Law School of intentional racial discrimination in admissions from 2023 to 2025.
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Federal shutdown could delay action in NC election lawsuit
The US Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to place a hold on the lawsuit pitting the federal government against North Carolina’s State Board of Elections. The partial federal government shutdown prompted the request for a stay in the case.
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Feds target NC law against gender transition surgeries for minors as unconstitutional
The federal government believes North Carolina’s new law banning gender transition surgeries for minors violates the US Constitution. Federal officials offered that opinion in a court document filed Friday.
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Amendment One Suit Takes Turn
RALEIGH — Lawyers in the North Carolina Attorney General’s office have asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the state’s constitutional amendment to allow local tax-increment financing, in part because they say they sought approval for the change from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
