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.
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.
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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How halting police reform agreements threatens Black community
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizes the Trump administration's move to suspend police reform agreements, raising concerns about equal protection under the law.
Denver, police officer appeal more than $14M in payouts to George Floyd protesters
Denver argued in an appeal filed Dec. 23 that the case brought by protesters injured by police should be retried or resolved ...
Former Boston Police officer who secretly filmed nude child banned from police work
A former Boston Police officer who pleaded guilty to secretly filming a naked child was permanently banned from working in ...
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Police reforms slow to materialize in Duluth
Some advocates have been disappointed by the pace of efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.
Could Donald Trump Pardon Derek Chauvin Over George Floyd's Murder?
Trump has not pledged to pardon Chauvin, but many of his supporters argue his sentence was excessive or politically motivated.
Trump’s DOJ Orders Freeze On Civil Rights Cases & Biden Police Reforms
Donald Trump’s administration could also review police reform agreements sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
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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 ...
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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.
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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Ex-Minneapolis officer involved in George Floyd's death released from prison
J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to 42 months (3.5 years) in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter, which ran concurrent to his three-year federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights.