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Some fear excessive use of force will rise as the DOJ drops oversight of police departments
Consent decrees have had mixed results. In Los Angeles, which exited its 12-year agreement in 2013, the police department ...
DOJ scraps Biden-era police consent decree plans in Minneapolis and Louisville
The DOJ announced the end to Biden-era federal consent decrees aimed at seizing long-term control of local police departments ...
Twin Cities leaders criticize Trump DOJ for move to scrap Minneapolis police consent decree
The consent decree stipulated a series of reforms to Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's murder.
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DOJ drops probes, police reform agreements with Louisville and Minneapolis
By withdrawing the investigation, the DOJ will also abandon plans for federal consent decrees with Louisville and Minneapolis. In a news release, the Justice Department said its Civil Rights ...
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Activists call DOJ’s consent decree exit a ‘slap in the face’ to Minneapolis residents
Activists say they are not surprised the Trump administration pulled out of a consent decree covering Minneapolis police, but ...
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Justice Department begins dismissing Biden-era police lawsuits against Minneapolis and Louisville
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said it is dismissing Biden-era lawsuits against the Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis police departments and is in the process of unwinding ...
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How did George Floyd's murder change policing and criminal justice? Three leaders reflect
Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin took a trip to Minneapolis and spoke to the city's mayor Jacob ...