The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the ...
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, ...
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform ...
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 ...
The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice ...
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.
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
President Trump’s new civil rights division head issued a memo that puts the implementation of the Minneapolis consent decree in question.
The Minneapolis Police Federation is seeking a voice in the latest plan for court-ordered reforms of the police department.
Donald Trump’s administration could also review police reform agreements sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Some advocates have been disappointed by the pace of efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.
Court documents show the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis (POFM) filed a motion to intervene in the federal consent ...