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Trump administration drops police oversight spurred by Floyd, Taylor killings

On May 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice moved to end police reform consent decrees with Minneapolis and Louisville amid ongoing legal proceedings in those cities.
These consent decrees were established following lawsuits filed during the Biden administration in response to public outcry over incidents involving the fatal police shootings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, which brought attention to alleged unconstitutional practices within the police departments.
The DOJ cited flawed methodologies and incomplete data used in the original lawsuits and stated the prior administration wrongly equated statistical disparities with intentional discrimination.
Attorney Ben Crump called the DOJ's decision a "slap in the face," emphasizing the decrees were lifelines rooted in years of organizing and community advocacy.
Minneapolis officials pledged to continue promised reforms without federal oversight, while the DOJ's move suggests reduced federal involvement in police misconduct oversight nationwide.

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