Trump’s Justice Department halts police reform agreements
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 memo issued Wednesday.
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
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 in question.
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.
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 agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden administration.
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.
Trump's DOJ reportedly moves to halt recent consent decrees. Will Louisville be affected?
The police reform consent decree, still pending in court in Louisville, stems from an investigation started after the police killing of Breonna Taylor
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.
Decatur police improperly charged residents, report finds
Officers made arrests for disorderly conduct and obstruction without proper cause, according to the police department review.
Exclusive: DOJ civil rights chief talks police reform, hate as Trump rollbacks feared
WASHINGTON − Moments after Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a farewell address to his staff, Kristen Clarke ...
What the Mass. U.S. Attorney said about the fate of the Worcester police probe
The United States Attorney for Massachusetts offered comment Thursday about the outcome of a damning Department of Justice (DOJ) report about Worcester’s police department in the wake of new DOJ ...
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DOJ reportedly halts civil rights actions. What does it mean for Worcester police?
The ultimate outcome of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil investigation of the Worcester police is in limbo following ...
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Police reform: Cosmetic change or systemic overhaul?
It demands systemic changes that restore public confidence and enables the police to fulfill their duties effectively and ethically. Cosmetic changes might provide a temporary morale boost, but they ...
Long Island advocates and police reform activists decry Trump administration directive to stop civil rights investigations
The Trump administration, in a memo, instructed lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division not to file any new complaints, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
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Police reform: Do new colours mean a new mindset?
Changing uniforms does not necessarily reflect moral changes. Historically, it has been often due to political reasons. But this time, following the July Uprising, the uniform change appears to be mor ...
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PRC for forming all-party committee to make police corruption-free
"An 'all-party committee' can be formed in each police station or upazila, which will work as an 'oversight body' at the ...