Why mounting a racial discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore County police is a rare step for the Trump team

The Justice Dept. has sued Baltimore County, Maryland, and its police department, accusing them of discriminating against black applicants for entry-level police jobs. The allegation of systemic misconduct by law enforcement is rare under the Trump admin.

The lawsuit alleges a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination against employees or applicants based on race, among other things. It appears to be one of the only examples of a so-called pattern-or-practice lawsuit -- a full-scale civil rights inquiry into policing practice -- filed under the President Donald Trump-led Department of Justice against a police agency.

It shouldn't be significant, but it is, because of history of abdicating its responsibility on these systemic investigations," said Vanita Gupta, the former Obama-era DOJ civil rights chief and president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, a civil rights coalition.

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