Jillian Everly is a scholar with a background in marine policy and human rights. She is a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow in Congress, working for Alaska Representative Mary Peltola’s office.
Since returning to office, the Trump administration has stalled thousands of civil rights investigations in education while redirecting federal enforcement toward politically motivated cases.
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