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 order does not say how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the division for at least the first weeks of the Trump administration.

The previous administration’s Department of Justice and Louisville signed the agreement last month, but it has not yet been approved by a federal judge.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation ... Biden administration in Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis ...

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.

Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits and police reform consent decrees set up by the Biden administration.

The 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.

President Trump’s new Justice ... by the Civil Rights Division under Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Justice Department announced last month it had reached an agreement with Louisville ...

By Glenn Thrush Reporting from Washington The Justice Department has ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or ... approved to fly to the United States, days before a deadline ...

In a memo to Justice Department employees late Tuesday ... announced a different but also significant change in the civil rights division, halting any litigation or related actions in cases ...

Congressman Morgan McGarvey has sent a letter to the acting attorney general saying the Louisville community wants reform and feels federal oversight is necessary.