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Justice Department Freezes All Cases In Civil Rights Division

Demonstrators demand justice for Breonna Taylor as they gather in Jefferson Square Park on March 13, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)

By Perry Stein

The Justice Department has ordered its civil rights division to halt any ongoing litigation from the Biden administration and not pursue any new cases or settlements, according to a memo sent to the temporary head of the division that was obtained by The Washington Post.

The letter instructs Kathleen Wolfe — designated by the Trump administration as supervisor of the division — to ensure that civil rights attorneys do not file “any new complaints, motions to intervene, agreed-upon remands, amicus briefs, or statements of interest.”

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. Trump’s nominee to lead the department, Harmeet Dhillon — a Republican lawyer and activist — is awaiting Senate confirmation.

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