# Laws 1967, ch. 897, Department of Human Rights *Minnesota session law approved May 25, 1967, cited with ch. 896 as the Metropolitan Council and Department of Human Rights laws* Laws 1967, chapter 897 is a [[Minnesota]] session law. The record shows it was approved by LeVander on May 25, 1967.[^1] It is cited together with Laws 1967, chapter 896, under the heading "Metropolitan Council + Department of Human Rights", as the session laws for the [[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)]] and the [[Department of Human Rights]].[^1] The sources assembled for this article do not set out the chapter's provisions, its amendments, or whether it remains in force. On January 14, 2026, the [[United States Department of Justice]] issued release No. 26-21. The release is titled *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*.[^2] It announced a lawsuit against the State, and Attorney General Pamela Bondi certified the case as a matter of general public importance.[^2] The release's title uses the United States' own term, Minnesota's "'Affirmative Action' Regime", for the State's [[Affirmative action]] apparatus.[^2] The sources assembled here do not establish whether chapter 897, or the Department of Human Rights that the chapter concerns, is a subject of that suit. They also do not give the suit's docket or status. ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - The record identifies Laws 1967, ch. 897 as approved by LeVander.[^1] ### What - Chapter 897 is one of two 1967 session laws. With chapter 896, it is cited together as the Metropolitan Council and Department of Human Rights laws.[^1] ### When - The instrument is recorded as approved on May 25, 1967 ("Approved May 25, 1967").[^1] ## See also - [[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)]] - [[Department of Human Rights]] ## Notes [^1]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18) — identifies Laws 1967, cc. 896/897 as the Metropolitan Council and Department of Human Rights laws, approved by LeVander, "Approved May 25, 1967". No URL is available for this record. [^2]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*, release No. 26-21 (Jan. 14, 2026) — establishes the release's title and date, and records that Attorney General Pamela Bondi certified the case as a matter of general public importance. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-department-justice-files-lawsuit-against-minnesotas-affirmative-action-regime