The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the Department of Justice released a report that found the Minneapolis Police Department engaged in systematic racial discrimination and unconstitutional policing for years.

The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis (POFM) has filed a motion to intervene in the federal consent decree that outlines sweeping reforms to the city’s police department.

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 follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what.

Chief Brian O'Hara has joined a group of law enforcement leaders decrying President Donald Trump’s pardons for all who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said he is "disgusted" by the recent pardons by President Donald Trump of 1,500 Jan. 6 insurrectionists – some of whom assaulted Capital police officers.

Just two weeks after sweeping police reforms were agreed upon by the city of Minneapolis and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), it appears that agreement, called a consent decree, could get tossed out.

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.

The Justice Department instructed federal prosecutors to investigate state and local officials who interfere with the administration’s immigration crackdown. The directive also said local authorities could face criminal charges. Minneapolis police ...

The new leadership under President Trump has imposed a halt on civil rights litigation and may revisit police reform consent agreements set during Biden's era. The shift could abandon agreements in cities like Louisville and Minneapolis,

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.

Minneapolis council members are moving to increase oversight of off-duty police work, including a fee that the city would collect.

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.