San Francisco sues U.S. attorney general over repealed civil rights memos

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, asking a federal court to overturn his December decision to revoke legal guidance designed to protect minorities, the indigent and disabled.

City Attorney Dennis Herrera said in a statement that his lawsuit focuses on six of the 25 different legal memos that Sessions rescinded, and accused the Trump administration of “trying to gut protections for the poor, people of color and people with disabilities under the guise of regulatory reform.”

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In December 2017, Sessions announced he was doing away with legal guidance that he deemed to be “unnecessary, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper.”

One such document, for instance, gave guidance on how state and local governments should accommodate disabled employees and integrate them into the work place, in order to protect them from discrimination and comply with a Supreme Court decision related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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POLITICS APRIL 5, 2018 / 1:44 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Sarah N. Lynch
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-california-sessions/san-francisco-sues-u-s-attorney-general-over-repealed-civil-rights-memos-idUSKCN1HC2D7

[procon]

1. How low can Republicans go?

When they're targeting the poor, people of color and people with disabilities, some of the most vulnerable segment of any society, what does that tell you about their moral values?

Evidently Trump and his pals want a clear path back to the halcyon days of unchecked discrimination where landlords and employers didn't have to bother with such unworthy people.

[iluvtennis]

3. Exactly.

[GWC58]

4. Thats funny!

Republicans and morals? They don’t go together!

[procon]

5. An oxymoron, indeed. nt

[Faux pas]

2. Kickin' with gusto!