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As Minneapolis agrees to federal police reform, DOJ cites these 5 cities as success stories
Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.
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.
Minneapolis police reform agreement: What you need to know
Minneapolis officials reviewed a federal consent decree behind closed doors on Monday that would implement significant police reforms intended to change how officers investigate, root out excessive force and expose patterns of dangerous conduct by officers.
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
Minneapolis says they will continue with consent decree no matter what Trump Administration changes
The City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department plan to move forward with the terms laid out in a federal consent decree, regardless of what may be decided by the Trump Administration or the Justice Department.
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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 in question.
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
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Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with the US government in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved ... “Having a federal consent decree signed and in place is valuable to police reform efforts, but we need to be sober about the fact that it ...
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Minneapolis, Justice Department reach police reform agreement. What is a consent decree?
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to make systemic ... In Ferguson, Missouri, which became an epicenter for police reform after mass protests following the fatal police shooting of Michael ...
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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.
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 ...
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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 ...