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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 police reform agreement: What you need to know
Minneapolis officials reviewed a federal consent decree behind closed doors on Monday that would implement significant police reforms intended to change how officers investigate, root out excessive force and expose patterns of dangerous conduct by officers.
Minneapolis, Justice Department reach police reform agreement. What is a consent decree?
The DOJ announced Minneapolis agreed to make systemic reforms to its police department after the 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked a federal probe.
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
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.
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 ...
4 years later, George Floyd's murder leads Minneapolis police to take on reform
The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to a federal consent decree to implement major reforms within the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Troubling retreat from police accountability
Recent political developments signal a potentially devastating reversal in efforts to address systemic racial inequities.
Trump stopped a type of police reform that affects LMPD. It's about race. | Opinion
Just like he did in 2017, Trump has blocked consent decrees intended to stop police abuses. In Louisville, Black people will ...
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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 ...
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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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.
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As Minneapolis agrees to federal police reform, DOJ cites these 5 cities as success stories
Credit: MinnPost photo by Craig Lassig In announcing a settlement with Minneapolis for police reform, U.S. Department of Justice officials cited five other cities that have seen success ...
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How halting police reform agreements threatens Black community
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizes the Trump administration's move to suspend police reform agreements, raising concerns about equal protection under the law.