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 Department found a pattern of misconduct, according to a memo issued Wednesday.
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.
Frey pushes back on Trump administration threats to police reform consent decree
President Trump’s new civil rights division head issued a memo that puts the implementation of the Minneapolis consent decree in question.
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.
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
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.
Minneapolis says they will continue with consent decree no matter what Trump Administration changes
The City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department plan to move forward with the terms laid out in a federal consent decree, regardless of what may be decided by the Trump Administration or the Justice Department.
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
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As Minneapolis agrees to federal police reform, DOJ cites these 5 cities as success stories
Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.
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Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with the US government in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved ... “Having a federal consent decree signed and in place is valuable to police reform efforts, but we need to be sober about the fact that it ...
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Minneapolis to decide on police reform deal with US government after Floyd murder
The Justice Department report was the result of a sweeping two-year investigation that confirmed many citizen complaints about police conduct. The investigation found that Minneapolis officers ...
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.
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Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with US government in wake of George Floyd’s murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder ...
Minneapolis police union seeks to intervene as city awaits judge’s approval of consent decree
The Minneapolis police union filed a motion to intervene Friday in the federal court case that lays out the agreement between ...
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Justice Department leadership orders freeze on civil rights cases which could affect Minneapolis' consent decree
President 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. That ...