The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

The Justice Department said Wednesday it is moving to drop police reform agreements reached with the cities of Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis.

Five years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the city is still reckoning with the calls for police reform that followed. Police Chief Brian O'Hara ...

Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.

The Justice Department under the Trump administration has withdrawn from key police reform agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville, abandoning efforts to increase federal oversight of local law enforcement and closing investigations into several other police departments.

Despite a staffing shortage, Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says he is determined to build trust between police and the community.

Minneapolis Police Department graduates 17 new officers, including 11 recruits and 6 experienced ones from other departments.

Consent decrees have had mixed results. In Los Angeles, which exited its 12-year agreement in 2013, the police department continues to face excessive-use allegations and lawsuits.

Minneapolis officials say the city will adhere to a federal consent decree ordering expansive reforms to its police force despite the U.S. Department of Justice's plan to end its investigation into the department.

Minneapolis persists in police reforms despite DOJ case dismissal, with strides in training, reduced complaints, and a drop in crime.