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US abandons police reform accords sought over deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
The U.S. Justice Department is abandoning efforts to secure court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, ...
Justice Dept. to End Oversight of Local Police Accused of Abuses
Days before the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis, the Trump administration said that it would abandon ...
US Justice Department Investigating Former New York Governor Cuomo, Sources Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Democrat Andrew Cuomo, a leading candidate for mayor of ...
Justice Department investigates former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Congressional testimony
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his testimony last ...
Justice Department investigates Chicago’s hiring practices after mayor touts Black hires
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into hiring practices at the city of Chicago in ...
The DOJ plans to pause police reform plans with two US cities. What is a consent decree?
The consent decrees had been in place since the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville.
US justice department opens criminal probe into Andrew Cuomo over nursing home Covid deaths
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces a US Justice Department criminal investigation over alleged false statements to ...
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Justice Department drops civil rights accusations against Louisiana State Police
The U.S. Justice Department dropped a three-year civil rights investigation of Louisiana State Police on Wednesday.