US EditionThe Justice Department Shouldn't Abandon Police Oversight
- Nearly five years after George Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer, the court dissolved Minneapolis's consent decree at the Trump administration's request.
- This decree aimed to enforce significant police reforms following long-standing community concerns and a years-long Justice Department investigation confirming excessive force and discrimination patterns.
- President Trump labeled consent decrees a 'war on police,' advocating for less federal oversight and handing decisions to state and local jurisdictions, while the Justice Department similarly withdrew from related decrees and investigations nationwide.
- U.S. District Judge Magnuson dismissed the Minneapolis decree with prejudice, citing its $750,000 annual cost better serves to hire officers, and Assistant Attorney General Dhillon called the decree 'overbroad' and 'factually unjustified.'
- Despite federal retreat, Minneapolis Mayor Frey remains committed to reforms, highlighting improved accountability and morale, while critics warn abandoning oversight endangers progress protecting police and communities.
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Columbus TelegramJustice Department shouldn’t drop police oversight
Nearly five years to the week since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, a consent decree that was supposed to usher in significant law enforcement reforms in the city is no more, dissolved by court order at…
The Quad-City Times
The Justice Department shouldn't abandon police oversight
Nearly five years to the week since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, a consent decree that was supposed to usher in significant law enforcement reforms in the city is no more, dissolved by court order at…
Justice Department shouldn't abandon police oversight
Nearly five years to the week since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, a consent decree that was supposed to usher in significant law enforcement reforms in the city is no more, dissolved by court order at…
Patricia Lopez: The Justice Department shouldn't abandon police oversight
Five years to the week since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, a consent decree that was supposed to usher in significant law enforcement reforms in the city was no more, dissolved by court order at the…
Lopez: Justice Department shouldn’t abandon police oversight
Patricia Lopez Nearly five years to the week since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, a consent decree that was supposed to usher in significant law enforcement reforms in the city is no more, dissolved by court order at the Trump administration’s request. The Justice Department is also pulling out of a […]
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