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12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

  • Written by Spencer Overton, Professor of Law, George Washington University
12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first yearThe second Trump administration has weakened federal civil rights law and is shredding the foundations of America's racially inclusive democracy.imagedepotpro, iStock/Getty Images Plus

One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive orders, agency memos, funding decisions and enforcement...

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