Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke with ABC News on Tuesday to offer his thoughts on the move by the Trump administration regarding civil rights investigations.
An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days. Louisville's was finalized in that time.
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.
As the DOJ freezes civil rights investigations, two pending consent decrees are thrown into doubt. Will they go ahead without the feds?
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will continue with plans to implement police department reforms outlined in a federal consent decree agreement, even after the Trump Administration ordered a freeze on civil rights litigation and a potential review of such agreements.
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.
A Kentucky man who shot at Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg when he was a candidate in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison after a tense sentencing hearing where Greenberg spoke of the harm the attack has caused.
raising the prospect that it may abandon two consent decrees finalized in the final weeks of the Biden administration in Minneapolis and Louisville. Those agreements, reached after investigations ...
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg is delivering his second State of the City address. The Rotary Club of Louisville is hosting this year's event. Sign up for our Newsletters He's giving the speech at the Kentucky Center for the Arts.
DC Fire and EMS say, on Wednesday night a small plane went down near the airport landing in the Potomac River. FAA is saying a military helicopter collided with American Airlines flight 5342 Wednesday, around 9 p.m. as it was landing at DCA. DC Police have confirmed that it was not one of their helicopters involved in the crash.
John Cook retired Wednesday after 25 seasons at Nebraska, where he won four national titles. And with that, the Dani Busboom Kelly era began in Lincoln.
Louisville volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly, who led UofL volleyball to the NCAA national championship match last month, is leaving for Nebraska.