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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 ...
DOJ Abandons Effort to Address Phoenix’s Treatment of Homeless People
The Justice Department retracted findings of constitutional violations in Phoenix and five other jurisdictions. Advocates say ...
Justice Dept. abandons police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth ...
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 ...
DOJ drops probes, police reform agreements with Louisville and Minneapolis
The Minneapolis mayor blasted the administration for the timing of the announcement: “All Donald Trump really cares about is ...
Justice Department ending probes of Minneapolis and Louisville police departments
The Justice Department said it will bring an end to investigations launched during the Biden administration after the deaths ...
Rising GOP star takes victory lap after Trump DOJ rolls back massive Biden anti-police push: 'Promise kept'
Arizona GOP Congressman Abe Hamadeh took a victory lap as the Trump Justice Department announced it what called politically ...
Justice Dept. to End Oversight of Local Police Accused of Abuses
Days before the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis, the Trump administration said that it would abandon ...
Changes at Trump's DOJ could shift which local police agencies get grants
The Justice Department has changed the guidance for a popular local police grant program, prioritizing border security and ...