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.
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.
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.
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
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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Troubling retreat from police accountability
Recent political developments signal a potentially devastating reversal in efforts to address systemic racial inequities.
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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.
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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