The State Department removed some of its own rules for civil rights enforcement

The State Department just removed some of its own rules for enforcing civil rights in its programs. This means the department will now operate under a narrower set of self-imposed requirements for preventing discrimination.

The State Department previously had its own interpretations of federal anti-discrimination law that went beyond the basic statute. This rule removes those additional requirements. It means the department will now only enforce what the original law explicitly says. This could reduce the scope of what the department considers a civil rights violation in its own operations and grant programs.