Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke with ABC News on Tuesday to offer his thoughts on the move by the Trump administration regarding civil rights investigations.
raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden administration in Minneapolis and Louisville. Those agreements, reached after investigations ...
city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what. “It’s unfortunate the Trump administration may not be interested in cooperating ...
As the DOJ freezes civil rights investigations, two pending consent decrees are thrown into doubt. Will they go ahead without the feds?
The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice Department found a pattern of misconduct, according to a memo issued Wednesday.
An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days. Louisville's was finalized in that time.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will continue with plans to implement police department reforms outlined in a federal consent decree agreement, even after the Trump Administration ordered a freeze on civil rights litigation and a potential review of such agreements.
One day after the Trump administration injected fresh uncertainty into the fate of Justice Department agreements aimed at reforming local police departments with histories of misconduct and abuse, city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to ...
Old social media posts from Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced this week that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”
DETROIT (AP) — Orlando Lovejoy’s 19 points helped Detroit Mercy defeat Northern Kentucky 68-57 on Thursday night.
The newly formed Louisville Metro council convened for its second official meeting but the first since Councilwoman Paula McCraney changed her party affiliation.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg delivered his third State of the City address on Thursday. Momentum was the theme as the mayor touted where Louisville stands and what's in store for the future.Sign up for our NewslettersGreenberg’s introduction by Pat Kelsey via video was followed by the mayor's brief mention of a major topic: a consent decree to improve Louisville police that a federal judge has yet to sign off on.