Now under its third stay in federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) consent decree settlement agreement with the Minneapolis Police Department that would legally mandate reform remains ...

Tekle Sundberg's parents, Cindy and Mark, say he was having a mental health crisis when police were called on him the night ...

The consent decree in Minneapolis is pending court approval. If enacted, it will require officers to emphasize de-escalation techniques, limit pretextual stops and avoid handcuffing children under ...

Minneapolis will remain under a consent decree with Minnesota after a state probe reached similar conclusions. “While the Department of Justice walks away from their federal consent decree nearly five ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says its consent decree with the Minneapolis Police Department "isn't going anywhere" amid reports on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice is ...

In March, a federal judge granted the DOJ’s request to delay its consent decree case against Minneapolis for another month, its second 30-day stay. At that time, ...

The consent decree lists a host of specific changes for Minneapolis police officers to implement when conducting their work. For example, officers will no longer be allowed to chase someone only ...

The city of Minneapolis and U.S. Department of Justice have tentatively agreed on a consent decree that could mandate extensive reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department, sources confirmed to ...

After the 2020 murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis was poised to become the first city in the nation with its police department overseen by both state and federal consent decrees prescribing ...

This would make Minneapolis the first city bound to state and federal consent decrees. Democrat-run Minneapolis has signed away its police department to two different Democratic babysitters, which ...

Five years ago this week, "the summer of protests" erupted. On May 26, 2020, in Minneapolis, protesters responded to George Floyd's murder. The previous day, a white police officer had kneeled on ...

In addition to the federal consent decree, Minneapolis had previously entered into a legal agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, promising an overhaul of police practices.