Justice Department Freezes Police Consent Decrees Under Trump Directive
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.
Justice Department leadership orders freeze on civil rights cases which could affect Minneapolis' consent decree
President 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. That could include a consent decree in Minneapolis.
Frey: Minneapolis 'moving forward' with consent decree as Trump DOJ freezes civil rights litigation
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 legislation and a potential review of such agreements.
Trump's New Justice Department Leadership Orders a Freeze on Civil Rights Cases
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
Trump’s new DOJ leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
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
Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden administration.
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 police union seeks to intervene as city awaits judge’s approval of consent decree
The Minneapolis police union filed a motion to intervene Friday in the federal court case that lays out the agreement between ...
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Mayor Frey, councilors should have given the public a look at Minneapolis policing consent decree
The lack of transparency could diminish the buy-in on the consent decree from residents and, perhaps, police officers.
New ordinance may levy fee for off-duty Minneapolis police officers
MINNEAPOLIS — The City of Minneapolis is making moves to charge fees for off-duty police work. According to a 2019 audit, 71% ...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sees consent decree as a positive, not punishment
While the City of Minneapolis waits for a federal judge to sign off on a consent decree proposed by the U.S. Justice ...
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The overlaps and differences between the Minneapolis police federal, state consent decrees
The federal consent decree formalizes many policies that the police department put in place when the world’s attention was on Minneapolis after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 that are also in the ...
The Minneapolis police are in consent decree hell
Murders have doubled in Minneapolis since 2020, and yet city Democrats are worried about finding more bureaucrats to babysit ...
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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 ...
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Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis files motion to intervene in federal consent decree
The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis (POFM) has filed a motion to intervene in the federal consent decree that ...