Minneapolis leaders call for reforms in federal consent decree to be rolled into state settlement

Minneapolis leaders call for reforms in federal consent decree to be rolled into state settlement

Minneapolis' proposed consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice has been dismissed, but city leaders are still pushing for those police reforms to take legal force.

What's next for Minneapolis poling after federal deal is scrapped?

It’s no coincidence that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice moved to dismiss a federal consent decree settlement that would have legally mandated police reform in Minneapolis in the week leading to the five-year mark of George Floyd’s murder.   It’s also no coincidence that the Minnesota Department of Human Rights has a settlement agreement of its own with the city.  Minneapolis is “relatively unique” in its formation around consen…