Overview

• The Department of Justice dismissed a 1966 desegregation case against the Plaquemines Parish School Board, ending nearly six decades of federal oversight.
• Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon called the move a correction of a 'historical wrong,' freeing the district from what she described as outdated federal mandates.
• Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced plans to seek dismissals of additional desegregation cases in the state, though specific districts have not been disclosed.
• Data from UCLA and Stanford researchers reveal U.S. public schools have resegregated to levels comparable to the 1960s, driven by factors like charter school expansion and boundary policies.
• Over 130 school districts, primarily in the South, remain under federal desegregation orders, but the Trump administration has signaled intentions to review and potentially end more of these cases.