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Justice Department ends police reform agreements and halts investigations into major departments
The Trump administration is moving to dismiss federal oversight agreements in Louisville and Minneapolis reached following the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor and police killing of George Floyd, and dropping investigations into several major US police departments.
Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
The moves represent a dramatic about-face for a department that under President Biden had aggressively pushed for federal oversight of police forces it accused of widespread abuses.
Justice Dept. abandons police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
Breaking down major shift at Justice Department over police accountability
The Department of Justice is pulling back from proposed police reform agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville nearly five years after the death of George Floyd ignited a national conversation about race and police use of force.
Minneapolis says it is committed to reform after DOJ ends police reform agreements
The DOJ is ending consent decrees in cities that were the targets of federal lawsuits. The lawsuits came after local police killed George Floyd.
Justice Department ends police reform in cities where George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were killed
The Justice Department is ending its previous agreements with cities that were accused of illegal policing practices following nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
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How to watch: Minneapolis officials react to DOJ's plan to dismiss consent decree focused on police reforms
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials are reacting after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would end its ...