Trump, DOJ and Louisville Metro Police Department

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.
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.
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
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.
Freeze on DOJ civil rights cases could spell end of Louisville consent decree
A directive from President Donald Trump’s administration to pause all ongoing civil rights litigation by the U.S. Department of Justice could be the beginning of the end for Louisville’s proposed consent decree.
Minneapolis says they will continue with consent decree no matter what Trump Administration changes
The City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department plan to move forward with the terms laid out in a federal consent decree, regardless of what may be decided by the Trump Administration or the Justice Department.
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
Years after George Floyd's murder, Minneapolis police to take on reform
The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to a federal consent decree to implement major reforms within the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with US government in wake of George Floyd’s murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder ...
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Minneapolis Approves Police Reform Deal Spurred by George Floyd's Death
that will invoke mass reform within the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). The vote comes nearly five years after the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police ...
Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform ...
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Nearly 5 Years After George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Enacts Police Reform
The aftermath of George Floyd's death ignited ... having negative interactions with police officers in their communities. This highlights the urgent need for reform in policing practices ...
Long Island advocates and police reform activists decry Trump Administration directive to stop right rights investigations
The Trump administration, in a memo, instructed lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division not to file any new complaints, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
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4 years later, George Floyd's murder leads Minneapolis police to take on reform
"With this consent decree we now have a roadmap for reform," she added ... during a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd while he was in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., ...
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Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with the US government in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government in response to the murder of George Floyd that ... place is valuable to police reform efforts, but we ...
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Minneapolis police union seeks voice in federal reform plan
The Minneapolis Police Federation is seeking a voice in the latest plan for court-ordered reforms of the police department.