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.
How halting police reform agreements threatens Black community
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizes the Trump administration's move to suspend police reform agreements, raising concerns about equal protection under the law.
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
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.
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.
Trump’s wrath continues with indefinite halt of Justice Department’s civil rights division
The Justice Department instructed its civil rights division to pause ongoing litigation and refrain from initiating any new cases, according to The Washington Post. The directive, issued Wednesday (Jan.
Trump's Justice Department Orders Freeze On Civil Rights Cases
President Donald Trump's new Department of Justice has ordered the civil rights division to freeze all new cases or investigations, marking his latest step to reverse the Biden administration's policies and efforts.
Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits
Donald Trump’s Justice Department suspends civil rights lawsuits and police reform consent decrees set up by Biden administration
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Troubling retreat from police accountability
Recent political developments signal a potentially devastating reversal in efforts to address systemic racial inequities.
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Vallejo police reform evaluator to hold public meeting Monday
The community meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the Vallejo Room at City Hall, 555 Santa Clara Street. It ...
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Trump’s DOJ will let Phoenix cops off easy. Activists say they won’t
The DOJ declined to comment to Phoenix New Times. For Venable and other activists working for police reform, it’s hardly a surprise that the clock ran out. “We watched the city of Phoenix drag ...
Fatal shooting prompts move for Miami-Dade to reform how police handle mental illness calls
We have huge challenges with people who have mental illness,’ says Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez.
Trump stopped a type of police reform that affects LMPD. It's about race. | Opinion
Just like he did in 2017, Trump has blocked consent decrees intended to stop police abuses. In Louisville, Black people will ...
What the Mass. U.S. Attorney said about the fate of the Worcester police probe
A new Department of Justice directive is calling the outcome of a damning Worcester police report into question. Here's what ...
Decatur police improperly charged residents, report finds
Officers made arrests for disorderly conduct and obstruction without proper cause, according to the police department review.
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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 ...