Louisville signed a “historic” consent decree with the Justice Department in December 2024 that sought to address civil rights violations in the department.

"After an extensive review by current Department of Justice and Civil Rights Division leadership, the United States no longer believes that the proposed consent decree would be in the public ...

“After an extensive review by current Department of Justice and Civil Rights Division leadership, the United States no longer believes that the proposed consent decree would be in the public ...

The Justice Department said it will bring an end to investigations launched during the Biden administration after the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.

The moves represent a dramatic about-face for a department that under President Joe Biden had aggressively pushed for federal oversight of police forces it accused of widespread abuses.

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division said it will take “all necessary steps” to dismiss the consent decrees and lawsuits against the Louisville and Minneapolis police departments.

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its Civil Rights Division is dismissing Biden-era lawsuits against the Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis, Minnesota police departments.

The Justice Department is working toward dropping reform agreements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky., after killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in those cities ...

The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.