An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days.

One day after the Trump administration injected fresh uncertainty into the fate of Justice Department agreements aimed at ...

raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden administration in Minneapolis and Louisville. Those agreements, reached after investigations ...

The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice ...

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police ...

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 ...

Mizelle directed the civil rights division of the Justice Department to “not execute or finalize any settlements or consent ...

The order does not say how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the division for at least the first weeks ...

city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what. “It’s unfortunate the Trump administration may not be interested in cooperating ...