Justice Department terminates some school desegregation cases without asking court to ensure past discrimination has ended, watchdog group says

TL;DR

The Justice Department has supported the dismissal of over 50 school desegregation cases since January 2025.
In at least 18 cases, dismissals were supported without federal courts first determining if school districts achieved "unitary status."
"Unitary status" means a school district has eliminated the vestiges of past discrimination in areas like student and staff assignment, transportation, and facilities.
Red Line for Civil Rights, a watchdog group, analyzed the dismissals and criticized the Justice Department's actions.
The group stated that dropping these cases means DOJ is "no longer watching," not that discrimination has been addressed.
The Justice Department previously defended these consent decrees as "onerous and outdated."

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