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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing SpaceX, alleging that Elon Musk's company discriminated against job applicants who are refugees or asylum recipients.

But the DOJ already addressed this issue.

Seven months after the horrific beating death by police of Memphis, Tennessee, motorist Tyre Nichols, the Justice Department, on July 27, 2023, launched a civil rights investigation into allegations the Memphis Police Department routinely used excessive force and, on a systemic basis, discriminated against Black residents.

The investigation centres on questions of discrimination in the wake of the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

Civil pattern and practice inquiry comes after claims of brutality and discrimination, including death of Tyre Nichols in January

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the patterns or practices of the police department in Memphis, Tennessee, seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers after a traffic stop

The Justice Department says a new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

New Orleans’ consent decree transformed its police department, former Mayor Marc Morial writes. Chicago’s progress has been slow, but Mayor Johnson has allies in the Justice Department with enforcement power.

The U.S. Department of Justice says an environmental justice probe found Alabama engaged in a pattern of inaction and neglect regarding the risks of raw sewage for residents in an impoverished county