DOJ Ends 50+ Desegregation Consent Decrees, Testing Brown v. Board
The DOJ's termination of 57 school desegregation consent decrees tests the unitary-status doctrine established by Green and Dowell, removing court oversight without a demonstrated elimination of segregation's vestiges. The move signals a major shift in federal civil rights enforcement and invites intervention and new litigation from advocacy groups.
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