by Girish Anand | Aug 6, 2017 | DOJ
An issue that has been on the radar since at least 2010 has now been placed on the back burner: In its most recent regulatory agenda, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has put on its inactive list a proposed regulation that would make websites serving the public be...
by Girish Anand | Feb 22, 2017 | DOJ
Already subject to an injunction and ongoing litigation, the joint rule by the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) mandating free bathroom choice at public schools was rescinded today by the administration of President Donald Trump. The...
by Girish Anand | Feb 12, 2017 | DOJ
On Friday, Feb. 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) under new Attorney-General Jeff Sessions withdrew its challenge of an injunction that blocked that department’s Obama-era regulation seeking free access to bathroom-of-choice use at public schools. At issue is...
by Girish Anand | Jan 26, 2017 | DOJ, DOL, Overtime Rules
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Jan. 25 asked the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for a 30-day delay in submitting its brief in the ongoing appeal of a federal judge’s injunction that stopped a new overtime rule from taking effect on Dec. 1, 2016. The delay...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2017 | DOJ, LGBT
On Friday, Jan. 6, lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed papers with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a federal judge’s injunction against the Obama administration’s 2016 school bathroom ruling, which gave transgender students free...
by Girish Anand | Oct 10, 2016 | DOJ, EEOC
The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have released a comprehensive report that examines barriers and promising practices — in recruitment, hiring and retention — for advancing diversity in law enforcement. The...
