Louisville, Minneapolis and Justice Department
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DOJ is abandoning efforts for court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville after finding they had violated Black people's civil rights.
The DOJ announced the end to Biden-era federal consent decrees aimed at seizing long-term control of local police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville.
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.