Trump's DOJ reportedly moves to halt recent consent decrees. Will Louisville be affected?
The police reform consent decree, still pending in court in Louisville, stems from an investigation started after the police killing of Breonna Taylor
Minneapolis, Louisville police consent decrees may be abandoned by Trump's new DOJ
President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.
DOJ may abandon consent decree for MPD, but chief still set on reform
After George Floyd’s murder, it took nearly half a decade to get a police reform deal done. Now, there are new concerns about that “consent decree.” A new DOJ memo reads, “The new administration may wish to reconsider settlements and consent decrees.
Louisville and Minneapolis say police will honor reform agreements even if Justice Department backs out
One day after the Trump administration injected fresh uncertainty into the fate of Justice Department agreements aimed at reforming local police departments with histories of misconduct and abuse, city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what.
Frey: Minneapolis 'moving forward' with consent decree as Trump DOJ freezes civil rights litigation
"Our city worked hard on this agreement, we are prepared to implement the reforms," Frey told KARE 11.
Mpls handles own police reform as consent decree halts
Minneapolis police reforms agreed upon by the city council and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) may be reconsidered after new DOJ leaders said any agreements with police departments approved during the Biden administration would be reconsidered.
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4 years later, George Floyd's murder leads Minneapolis police to take on reform
The investigation was prompted in part by the 2020 police killing of George Floyd ... "the systemic problems in MPD made what happened to [Floyd] possible," and such problems had continued ...
Trump’s Justice Department halts police reform agreements
The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice ...
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
Trump’s DOJ Orders Freeze On Civil Rights Cases & Biden Police Reforms
Donald Trump’s administration could also review police reform agreements sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with the US government in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government in response to the murder of George Floyd that would require reforms within the city’s police department under ...
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Minneapolis Approves Police Reform Deal Spurred by George Floyd's Death
that will invoke mass reform within the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). The vote comes nearly five years after the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police ...
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Nearly 5 Years After George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Enacts Police Reform
The aftermath of George Floyd's death ignited ... having negative interactions with police officers in their communities. This highlights the urgent need for reform in policing practices ...
Long Island advocates and police reform activists decry Trump Administration directive to stop right rights investigations
The Trump administration, in a memo, instructed lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division not to file any new complaints, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
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Four years later, George Floyd's murder leads Minneapolis police to take on reform
"With this consent decree we now have a roadmap for reform," she added ... during a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd while he was in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., ...
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Minneapolis police union seeks voice in federal reform plan
The Minneapolis Police Federation is seeking a voice in the latest plan for court-ordered reforms of the police department.