Minneapolis, DOJ and police
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Elected officials in Minneapolis say they won’t let President Donald Trump explode five years of police reform effort. After the Justice Department asked a judge to dissolve the Police Department’s consent decree this week,
Minneapolis persists in police reforms despite DOJ case dismissal, with strides in training, reduced complaints, and a drop in crime.
The City of Minneapolis' commitment to carrying out federal court-ordered police reforms despite the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the agreement is raising questions about how much money the added oversight will cost.
Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
Federal officials are reversing course on police reform agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville, prompting uncertainty around accountability efforts that followed the 2020 racial justice protests sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.
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Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.