New lawsuit alleges Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill responsibilities after cuts
A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated obligations due to the Trump administration’s changes as it
URI, other colleges under Department of Education Office for Civil Rights investigation
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating 45 higher learning institutions under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, with the University of Rhode Island among them.
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all students, not just those aligned with President Trump’s agenda.
Colorado joins 20 states in suing Trump administration over U.S. Department of Education cuts
Colorado's Attorney General has joined 20 other states in suing the president's administration to stop what they call the "illegal dismantling" of the U.S. Department of Education.
California joins 19 Democratic states in suit to stop massive Education Department layoffs
California and other Democratic states allege Trump's cuts amount to an illegal shutdown of the Education Department's crucial, congressionally mandated work, including protecting civil rights.
States sue to block dismantling of Education Department
The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.
Class-action suit filed against Education Department for alleged self-obstruction
The nonprofit Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the United States ...
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Ithaca College Faces Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Race-Based Scholarships
Amid federal pushback on DEI, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation ...
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Parents Sue Ed. Dept. Over Civil Rights Office Layoffs and Delays
The lawsuit argues that the mass layoffs leave students and families with little recourse for discrimination complaints.
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U.S. Dept. of Education launches another investigation into UC, this time over DEI
The Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky also were listed as schools under investigation over what the ...
University of Tulsa of Medicine under investigation for alleged racial preferences during hiring
An Oklahoma University has made the list of institutions under investigation for alleged “racial preferences.” ...
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Illinois Wesleyan among institutions targeted by DOE for investigations into 'antisemitic discrimination'
Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington is among 60 universities the federal Department of Education is investigating for ...
Mistral OCR – The World’s Best Document Understanding Model
Mistral OCR offers advanced text extraction, multilingual capabilities, and seamless AI integration for efficient document ...
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HHS OCR Investigates Medical Schools and Hospitals for Race- or Sex-Based Programs
On March 7, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it would begin investigating ...
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First Medical Cannabis Patients Registered as OCR Plans Next Licensing Phase
The first medical cannabis patients have now been registered on St. Thomas and St. John, OCR Executive Director Joanne ...
Mistral AI OCR : The Secret Weapon for Faster, Smarter Document Digitization
Mistral AI OCR offers advanced features for extracting structured data from diverse documents, ensuring efficiency and ...
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Mistral AI Intros Advanced AI-Powered OCR
French AI startup Mistral AI has announced Mistral OCR, an advanced optical character recognition (OCR) API designed to ...