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‘We need to do more’: Five years after George Floyd, police reform slows in Massachusetts
Political momentum has dropped, and the state Legislature’s signature reform achievement is scaling back its ambitions due to ...
Justice Department ends police reform agreements and halts investigations into major departments
The Trump administration is dismissing investigations into several major US police departments, as well as consent decrees in ...
As feds move to cancel police reform settlements, Portland’s moves forward
A draft report cites concerns about the Police Bureau's early warning system and urges better tracking of officer ...
DOJ abandons police reform settlements over deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
DOJ is abandoning efforts for court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville after finding they had violated ...
Five years after the killing of George Floyd, where do police reform efforts stand?
Sunday marks five years since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis by former police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd's death ...
"A Slap In The Face": Justice Department Moves To Drop Police Reform Agreements In Cities Where Breonna Taylor And George Floyd Were Killed
Civil rights advocates condemn the Justice Department’s decision to exit police reform agreements in Louisville and ...
The DOJ plans to pause police reform plans with two US cities. What is a consent decree?
The consent decrees had been in place since the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the killing of Breonna Taylor ...
Ex-Minneapolis police chief Arradondo reflects on police reform 5 years after George Floyd's death
As the Trump administration's Department of Justice now seeks to drop the consent decree made between former U.S. Attorney ...
5 things to know for May 22: Embassy shooting, Budget cuts, Trump-Ramaphosa meeting, Qatar jet, Police reform
Embassy shooting Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed while standing outside the Capital Jewish ...