Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke with ABC News on Tuesday to offer his thoughts on the move by the Trump administration regarding civil rights investigations.
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.
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.
raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden administration in Minneapolis and Louisville. Those agreements, reached after investigations ...
As the DOJ freezes civil rights investigations, two pending consent decrees are thrown into doubt. Will they go ahead without the feds?
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.
city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what. “It’s unfortunate the Trump administration may not be interested in cooperating ...
The White House confirmed the Office of Management and Budget pulled the memo Wednesday in a two sentence notice to agencies and departments.
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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