Justice Department Freezes Police Consent Decrees Under Trump Directive
Mizelle directed the civil rights division of the Justice Department to “not execute or finalize any settlements or consent decrees approved prior to January 20, 2025, 12:00pm.” Additionally, he instructed civil rights attorneys to inform him of any consent decrees or settlements completed within the last 90 days.
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.
Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.
That primarily affects deals negotiated by the Justice Department and various police departments to spark reform. It said ...
The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved ... “Having a federal consent decree signed and in place is valuable to police reform efforts, but we need to be sober about the fact that it ...
The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the ...
Murders have doubled in Minneapolis since 2020, and yet city Democrats are worried about finding more bureaucrats to babysit ...
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to make systemic ... In Ferguson, Missouri, which became an epicenter for police reform after mass protests following the fatal police shooting of Michael ...
The Minneapolis Police Federation is seeking a voice in the latest plan for court-ordered reforms of the police department.
The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to a federal consent decree. The Minneapolis City Council has approved a consent decree agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will implement ...
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Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with US government in wake of George Floyd’s murderMINNEAPOLIS (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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