Civil Rights Groups Sue DOJ Over Canceled Grants

The Associated Press reports:

Five organizations that had grants terminated by the Justice Department in April are suing the department and Attorney General Pam Bondi, arguing that the cancellations are unconstitutional and asking that the money be reinstated.

The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday by the Vera Institute of Justice, the Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, FORCE Detroit and Health Resources in Action, asks a federal judge in the nation’s capital to “declare unlawful, vacate and set aside” the cancellations that were sent to more than 360 awardees ending grants worth nearly $820 million midstream.

The lawsuit filed by the Democracy Forward Foundation and the Perry Law firm asks for class action status and also names the Office of Justice Programs and Maureen Henneberg, the acting head of that office, as defendants.

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🚨 Breaking: Stop AAPI Hate is one of five nonprofits leading a new class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice — which unlawfully terminated more than $810 million in critical funding for 200+ nonprofit organizations at the forefront of improving public safety. pic.twitter.com/1UaE3X3KvJ

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