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 administration move could upend Louisville's consent decree
The fate of Louisville's consent decree is in the balance once again. President Donald Trump's administration is putting a halt on federal agreements that require reforms in police departments found to have a pattern of misconduct.
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.
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.
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
Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or ...
Department of Justice freezes all civil rights division cases: report
The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing ...
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LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey says he is 'fully committed' to reforming department even without consent decree
In an interview on WDRB News, Humphrey said the city has negotiated an agreement with the Department of Justice and “regardless of whether it’s under a consent decree or oversight ...
Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may ...
Supporters of Louisville's consent decree concerned with next steps in federal court
The agreement of reforms for the police department is in limbo in federal court, leaving people concerned it dies without a ...