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, 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.
Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis files motion to intervene in consent decree
Court documents show the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis (POFM) filed a motion to intervene in the federal consent decree that is meant to reform policing practices in the Minneapolis Police Department.
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.
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.
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Federally mandate police reforms in Minneapolis could be tossed out
Just two weeks after sweeping police reforms were agreed upon by the city of Minneapolis and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), it appears that agreement, called a consent decree, could get tossed ...
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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 ...
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.
Minneapolis police union files motion to intervene in consent decree
The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the ...
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 Floyd that would require reforms within the city’s police department under ...
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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.
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
Long Island advocates and police reform activists decry Trump administration directive to stop civil rights investigations
The Trump administration, in a memo, instructed lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division not to file ...
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Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits
Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits and police reform consent decrees set up by Biden administration ...