An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days.

The Department of Justice is reportedly halting all litigation from its Civil Rights Division carried over from the Biden administration. A memo instructed division supervisor Kathleen Wolfe to ensure ...

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.

The memo doesn’t state how long the freeze will last. However, it widely shuts down the civil rights division for at least ...

Apart from codifying the rights of children in custody, the legislature should hold hearings this winter where state ...

A federal judge on Monday expressed skepticism about the Justice Department’s proposed consent decree requiring Louisville ... Justice Department’s civil rights division.

Minneapolis is implementing its consent decree, prioritizing community trust and transparency over political expediency.

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.

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