“A Slap In The Face”: Justice Department Moves To Drop Police Reform Agreements In Cities Where Breonna Taylor And George Floyd Were Killed

By Essence News Editors ·Updated May 22, 2025

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will move to withdraw from police reform agreements in Louisville and Minneapolis—a decision that has sparked widespread concern and criticism.

These reforms, known as consent decrees, were established after the 2020 deaths of

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