March 23, 2026
A New Mexico school board that is suing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission argued Friday in federal court that the EEOC lacked the quorum needed to initiate a race-discrimination charge and investigation of the board, because President Donald Trump removed two commissioners last year.
February 02, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a New Mexico federal judge to toss a school board's challenge to an agency investigation into alleged hiring discrimination against Native Americans, arguing the case is procedurally out of line.
August 12, 2025
A New Mexico school board is suing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and acting Chair Andrea Lucas, arguing they overstepped their authority by lodging an "overly broad and vague" Native American discrimination charge and probe against it.