Minneapolis is implementing its consent decree, prioritizing community trust and transparency over political expediency.

The decree emerged from DOJ findings documenting decades of systemic misconduct, racialized abuse, and unconstitutional practices within the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). These ...

He also heard from the union representing Louisville Metro Police ... against Black people in traffic stops and searches, Beaton asked LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey whether the department’s traffic ...

a Black teenager. Beaton described consent decrees as having an “intrusive role,” adding later that normally, “judges are not involved running a police department day-to-day.” Beaton also questioned ...