DOJ joins Missouri AG’s suit over diversity rule at state high school sports association

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 548

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is getting involved in Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s lawsuit against a nonprofit governing body for high school sports and activities, accusing the organization of sex and race discrimination for denying a board position to a white man.

U.S. attorneys cite key civil rights cases, like Loving v. Virginia in 1967 striking down laws banning interracial marriage, in a motion to intervene filed Thursday that argues the …

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