Carrie H. Cohen, Kate Driscoll, Tina D. Reynolds, Eric Akira Tate and Andrew R. Turnbull

Morrison & Foerster Discusses DOJ Initiative to Pursue False Claims Enforcement Against DEI

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On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Deputy Attorney General issued a memorandum (the “Memo”) announcing a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the “Initiative”) and instructing the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to pursue False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement against “any recipient …