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Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul ...
Minneapolis will adhere to police reform consent decree despite DOJ's dismissal plan, officials say
Minneapolis officials say the city will adhere to a consent decree ordering expansive reforms to its police force despite the ...
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Trump DOJ Moves to Cancel Minneapolis Police Reform Decree on George Floyd Death Anniversary
DOJ seeks to dismiss a consent decree with Minneapolis Police Department, as the city marks five years since George Floyd's ...
DOJ to drop police reform decrees in Minneapolis, Louisville
The Justice Department is working toward dropping reform agreements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky ...
Justice Dept. abandons police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth ...
What is a consent decree? How police reform works and what Trump’s move means for Minneapolis.
Consent decrees have been a federal government tool for reforming police departments. What happens if the one governing the ...
Justice Department to axe Biden-era police reform agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville
The decision comes only a few days before the five-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by the hands of police ...
Minneapolis Police Department reform delivers mixed results, independent evaluator says
Five years after George Floyd's murder​ the Minneapolis Police Department is getting a mixed review on reform.
Federal judge poised to dismiss police reform agreement after DOJ withdraws
In a virtual hearing Friday, Louisville Federal Judge Benjamin Beaton said he'll try to issue an order as "quickly as possible." ...
How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville ...
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Minneapolis Police Chief Says He's 'Prepared' for 'Civil Disturbance' If Rumors That Donald Trump Will Pardon Derek Chauvin Turn Out to be True
In response to rumors originating on the far right that President Donald Trump might pardon former Minneapolis police officer ...