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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.
Federally-mandated police reforms in Minneapolis could be tossed out
Just two weeks after sweeping police reforms were agreed upon by the city of Minneapolis and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), it appears that agreement, called a consent decree, could get tossed out.
4 years later, George Floyd's murder leads 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.
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.
Mpls handles own police reform as consent decree halts
Minneapolis police reforms agreed upon by the city council and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) may be reconsidered after new DOJ leaders said any agreements with police departments approved during the Biden administration would be reconsidered.
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 ...
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Frey pushes back on Trump administration threats to police reform consent decree
President Trump’s new civil rights division head issued a memo that puts the implementation of the Minneapolis consent decree ...
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
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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.
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As Minneapolis agrees to federal police reform, DOJ cites these 5 cities as success stories
Credit: MinnPost photo by Craig Lassig In announcing a settlement with Minneapolis for police reform, U.S. Department of Justice officials cited five other cities that have seen success ...
Trump stopped a type of police reform that affects LMPD. It's about race. | Opinion
Just like he did in 2017, Trump has blocked consent decrees intended to stop police abuses. In, Black people will be ...
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 ...