The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about the sentencing of Brett Hankison, the former police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

Minneapolis officials’ pledge to keep terms of federal consent decree comes with accountability worry The city is set to lose a federal monitor that would come with a Justice Department consent ...

The DOJ announced it will drop lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis that would have required them to address what the Biden administration found to be widespread patterns of police misconduct.

The DOJ announced it will drop lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis that would have required them to address what the Biden administration found to be widespread patterns of police misconduct.

The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of high profile police ...