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The Civil Rights Division will be taking all necessary steps to dismiss the Louisville and Minneapolis lawsuits with prejudice, to close the underlying investigations into the Louisville and Minneapolis police departments.
Read More →“My Administration is steadfastly committed to empowering State and local law enforcement to firmly police dangerous criminal behavior and protect innocent citizens,” Trump said.
Read More →Kristen Clarke, Assistant U.S. Attorney General with the Civil Rights Division, said the consent decree, if approved, will require the city and the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) to follow the court order under the supervision of a monitor.
Read More →Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration expects the agreement -- called a consent decree -- will be approved by a federal judge, starting a process city officials hope will be completed in less than five years.
Read More →State Attorney General Kwame Raoul separately warned the mayor that adopting cuts proposed in his new budget would place Chicago "at significant risk of being held in contempt of court for failing to comply with the consent decree."
Read More →While the monitor’s recommendation is a big hurdle, ultimately a federal judge still needs to sign off on allowing APD to self-monitor. They’ll meet the judge in a hearing on June 4.
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The Oakland PD has been operating under a federal consent decree since January 2003. That’s not a typo. The police department has been under the control of federal courts and court-appointed monitors for 21 years.
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He said he recently had a productive meeting with the court-appointed monitor and pledged to keep open lines of communication with the monitoring team, the judge and the case's community advisory board.
Read More →Mayor Sheng Thao fired then-Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong in February 2023, after independent auditors claimed the chief violated department rules and mishandled two police misconduct cases.
Read More →If the court grants the motion, BPD must maintain compliance with the provisions for one year before the court can terminate these sections of the consent decree.
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