DOJ Ends 44-Year-Old Race-Based Consent Hiring Decree
In a court filing on Aug. 1, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division stated that it will eliminate a decree issued under the Luevano v. Ezell case, which was brought by minority job applicants who alleged discrimination in 1979. The decree later came into effect across the federal government in 1981.
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