The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memo to its civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation originating from the Biden administration and halting the pursuit of any new ...

President Trump’s new civil rights division head issued a memo that puts the implementation of the Minneapolis consent decree in question.

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.

During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.

Civil rights division is being asked to pause new cases and investigations as Trump nominees examine new paths ...

Attorneys in the department's Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus briefs or other ...

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 class="excerpt-read-more" ...

The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform ...

The police reform consent decree, still pending in court in Louisville, stems from an investigation started after the police killing of Breonna Taylor ...

Some advocates have been disappointed by the pace of efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.

The Minneapolis Police Federation is seeking a voice in the latest plan for court-ordered reforms of the police department.

The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the ...