DOJ closes investigation into Phoenix Police Department
- On May 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded its three-year civil rights review of the Phoenix Police Department in Phoenix, Arizona.
- The investigation began after high-profile police shootings and protests and focused on alleged constitutional violations, excessive force, and discrimination.
- Despite a 126-page report claiming misconduct, the DOJ retracted its findings under the Biden administration and asked courts to end oversight like consent decrees.
- Phoenix officials and the Police Union called the DOJ’s actions judicially and procedurally flawed, with the union calling federal oversight ineffective and “a clear vindication” for the department.
- The DOJ’s closure aligns with a wider shift away from federal police oversight, raising questions about future accountability and prompting ongoing community budget debates in Phoenix.
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California DOJ Finally Begins Reviewing Wrongful Convictions, Following L.A. TACO Report ~ L.A. TACO
This comes four months after L.A. TACO first reported that the PCJU had not begun accepting applications from defendants who say they were wrongfully convicted, nearly two years after Attorney General Rob Bonta made headlines for launching the DOJ’s first-ever post-conviction review unit. The post California DOJ Finally Begins Reviewing Wrongful Convictions, Following L.A. TACO Report appeared first on L.A. TACO.
DOJ Nixes Phoenix Police Investigation, Retracts Findings Amid "False Reporting" Controversy
A significant shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to police oversight was announced Wednesday, as the Civil Rights Division revealed it would be closing investigations and retracting findings of constitutional violations against the police departments in Phoenix, Arizona; Trenton, New Jersey; Memphis, Tennessee; Mount Vernon, New York; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the Louisiana […] DOJ Nixes Phoenix Police Investigation, Retracts…
Justice Department ends investigation into Louisiana State Police
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division is closing investigations into multiple police departments, including the Louisiana State Police. The DOJ said along with the closure of these investigations, they will take back findings of constitutional violations by the Biden administration. The other police departments that were affected by the decision include those in Phoenix, Arizon…
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