Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
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
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.
US Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division
A memo states that officials are implementing the freeze to be “consistent with the Department’s goal of ensuring that the Federal Government speaks with one voice."
Trump’s new DOJ leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
It said the new administration “may wish to reconsider” such agreements, raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden
US Justice Dept freezes its civil rights litigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the administration of former President Joe Biden, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday.
Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.
Louisville's new consent decree could be halted; Here's why
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.
Louisville mayor Greenberg says he contests some DOJ findings on LMPD
Craig Greenberg has previously, and regularly, said he accepted the DOJ report, which followed a wide-ranging "pattern or ...
Judge questions Justice Dept. over Louisville police accountability plan
A federal judge expressed skepticism about the Justice Department’s proposed police consent decree with Louisville.
Supporters of Louisville's consent decree concerned with next steps in federal court
The agreement of reforms for the police department is in limbo in federal court, leaving people concerned it dies without a ...
Louisville consent decree: 5 key takeaways from the first federal court hearing
The agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice cannot go into effect without the approval of a federal ...
Trump Administration Reassigns Close to 20 Justice Department Officials, Sources Say
Donald Trump's administration has reassigned about 20 senior career Justice Department attorneys, two sources familiar with ...
Judge concerned about 'racing to rubber stamp' police reform agreement between Louisville, DOJ
Federal Judge Benjamin Beaton asked DOJ officials whether there is a "less intrusive manner of resolving the dispute" without ...
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Trump Administration Orders Criminal Probes Into Officials Who Resist Immigration Laws
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. prosecutors to criminally investigate state and local officials who resist immigration directives going ...