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 ...
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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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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.
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Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor Forms Transition Team for Criminal Justice Reform
Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor forms a transition team focusing on criminal justice reform, led by Janet E. Jackson, ...
Exclusive: DOJ civil rights chief talks police reform, hate as Trump rollbacks feared
WASHINGTON − Moments after Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a farewell address to his staff, Kristen Clarke ...
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, Black people will be ...
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Albany considers multiple approaches to discovery reform
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assembly Member Micah Lasher introduced a bill to help prosecutors comply with the law, while ...
Minneapolis, Louisville police consent decrees may be abandoned by Trump's new DOJ
President Donald Trump's 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.