The memo doesn’t state how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the civil rights division for at least the first weeks of the Trump administration.

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the administration of former President Joe Biden, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday.

The Justice Department employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.

The U.S. Justice Department's new leadership under President Donald Trump ordered cutbacks on Friday on federal prosecutions of people accused of blocking access to reproductive health centers and abortion clinics,

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.

The Justice Department has reached an agreement with the owner of the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel at SeaWorld in Orlando for allegedly discriminating against people of Arab descent by canceling a conference at the hotel.

According to a memo, DOJ attorneys cannot file new complaints, briefs or certain court papers “until further notice.”

DOJ directive released on Friday states it will limit enforcement of federal law to cases involving death, injury or serious property damage.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, community leaders, artists and advocates gathered at the Parkview at Cascades Park for the Day of Dialogue event, “Art as Activism: The Role of Artists in Social and Political Movements.

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.