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The Justice Department said it will bring an end to investigations launched during the Biden administration after the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump criticized the U.S. Department of Justice for withdrawing from police-accountability agreements with the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments, which were agreements established after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
When Brian O'Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he found a department that was "decimated" amid backlash after the killing of George Floyd.
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Sweeping DOJ action dismisses lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis police departments, questioning the effectiveness of consent decrees and their financial burden.