Day 325
December 10, 2025
2 incidents
- Significant Democratic Concern Civil Rights
Justice Department removes disparate-impact liability from its Title VI rules
DOJ issues a final rule, effective the same day, rescinding provisions of 28 CFR 42.104 that prohibited 'criteria or methods of administration which have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination,' and states it will enforce Title VI only against intentional discrimination.
From: Education and HHS Strip Disparate-Impact Protections From Civil Rights Rules Without Public Comment
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Rule of Law
Ultimatum demands Rome Statute amendment to exempt Americans
Reporting reveals the full scope of the administration's demands: the ICC must guarantee it will not investigate Trump or his officials, drop Israeli investigations, end the Afghanistan probe, and member states must amend the Rome Statute to prohibit prosecution of non-signatory state nationals. The administration threatens to designate the ICC in its entirety if demands are not met.