Minneapolis council chambers, the city and the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a historic settlement — a federal consent decree aimed at reforming the Minneapolis Police Department following the ...

The investigation also found that in these crisis situations, police used force against Black people—especially Black men—at ...

Louisville’s mayor pointed out there has been progress made in efforts to expand affordable housing, create more jobs and ...

Attorneys in the department’s Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus briefs or other ...

Layla George, former president and CEO of the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, will lead the city’s efforts to reimagine the ...

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke with ABC News on Tuesday to offer his thoughts on the move by the Trump administration ...

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

In Trump’s first administration, the Justice Department similarly sought to scuttle police consent decrees. The Louisville decree was reached in mid-December after a yearslong investigation into ...

LOUISVILLE’S MORE THAN 200 PAGE HISTORIC CONSENT DECREE, DESIGNED TO REFORM POLICING WITHIN LMPD, WAS SIGNED LAST MONTH BY THE MAYOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. BUT NOW THAT AGREEMENT IS IN ...

That review, which may include looking at the consent decrees that Minneapolis and Louisville, could result in those agreements being voided. What to expect with DOJ's investigation into Memphis ...