An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days. Louisville's was finalized in that time.
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.
raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden administration in Minneapolis and Louisville. Those agreements, reached after investigations ...
city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what. “It’s unfortunate the Trump administration may not be interested in cooperating ...
The 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
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will continue with plans to implement police department reforms outlined in a federal consent decree agreement, even after the Trump Administration ordered a freeze on civil rights litigation and a potential review of such agreements.
Mizelle directed the civil rights division of the Justice Department to “not execute or finalize any settlements or consent decrees approved prior to January 20, 2025, 12:00pm.” Additionally, he instructed civil rights attorneys to inform him of any consent decrees or settlements completed within the last 90 days.
It said the new administration “may wish to reconsider” such agreements, raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden
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 ...
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