DOJ Drops Bias Claims Over NY Fire Dept. Hiring Practices

By Bonnie Eslinger ( May 7, 2025, 11:46 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Department of Justice dropped its claims on Wednesday in long-running federal litigation against New York City over allegedly discriminatory hiring practices against minority firefighter applicants, two weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to end disparate impact as a theory of liability for unlawful discrimination....

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