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Federal judge lifts consent decree against Jefferson County
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens, center, responds to a federal judge s Dec. 21, 2020 order lifting the consent decree against Jefferson County.
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A federal judge today lifted a 1982 consent decree against Jefferson County aimed at preventing discrimination in its hiring practices.
“This is a momentous day,” wrote U.S. District Judge Lynnwood Smith in a letter filed with his order terminating the consent decree.
Attorneys for both sides in the long-running lawsuit filed statements agreeing that the county has made dramatic strides in fairness for Blacks and females in hiring practices. ....

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