Donald Trump’s administration could also review police reform agreements sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
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.
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, ...
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
Trump has not pledged to pardon Chauvin, but many of his supporters argue his sentence was excessive or politically motivated.
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform ...
Mizelle directed the civil rights division of the Justice Department to “not execute or finalize any settlements or consent ...
An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days. Louisville's was finalized in that time.
The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police ...
The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice ...
Some advocates have been disappointed by the pace of efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.