Minneapolis, Justice Department reach police reform agreement. What is a consent decree?
The agreement aims to prevent excessive use of force and racially discriminatory policing and to protect the public's First Amendment rights. An independent monitor will be appointed to assess whether the requirements of the decree are being met and report publicly on the city's progress.
Minneapolis agrees to police reform deal following George Floyd probe
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a series of police reforms after a probe from the Justice Department in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. A court-enforceable agreement
Minneapolis commits to police oversight following George Floyd probe
Minneapolis' City Council voted on Monday to agree to systemic reforms to its police department and to submit the department to outside oversight after a U.S. federal investigation spurred by the 2020 murder of George Floyd uncovered a pattern of civil rights abuses.
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Minneapolis Moves Forward with Landmark Police Reforms
Minneapolis city council has voted unanimously for systemic police reforms following a federal probe into civil rights abuses after George Floyd's 2020 murder. An agreement has been reached for an independent monitor and a consent decree to ensure compliance,
The Minneapolis police are in consent decree hell
Murders have doubled in Minneapolis since 2020, and yet city Democrats are worried about finding more bureaucrats to babysit their police department.
Minneapolis and DOJ reach agreement on police reforms following George Floyd murder
Nearly five years after George Floyd was killed, Minneapolis has promised to reform its police department. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke talks about the agreement between the city and DOJ.
As Minneapolis agrees to federal police reform, DOJ cites these 5 cities as success stories
Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.
The overlaps and differences between the Minneapolis police federal, state consent decrees
The federal consent decree formalizes many policies that the police department put in place when the world’s attention was on Minneapolis after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 that are also in the settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Biden admin and Minneapolis agree to police changes, questions loom over whether Trump will strike them down
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Newly filed federal court-ordered MPD reforms place further limits on use-of-force
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Outgoing US attorney addresses Worcester police investigation, and homicide spike
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DOJ grant aims to help track, research police reform in real time
While the DOJ will oversee reforms within Louisville Metro Police, a team from the Ohio and Cincinnati Universities will be studying the results in real time.
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Third party consultant lays out recommendations to improve Anchorage Police Department’s use of force policies
The report came after the fatal August shooting of 16-year-old Easter Leafa by Anchorage police. The shooting prompted a series of reforms from Mayor Suzanne LaFrance.
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NYPD union asks state appeals court to exempt police officers’ old disciplinary records from public disclosure
Two lower courts granted the New York Post’s petition to compel the nation’s largest police department to release formerly ...
San Francisco police freed from California DOJ oversight
The California Attorney General on Tuesday released the San Francisco Police Department from state oversight, which it has ...