The DOJ announced the end to Biden-era federal consent decrees aimed at seizing long-term control of local police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville.

The Justice Department said Wednesday it is moving to drop police reform agreements reached with the cities of Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis.

Minneapolis officials say the city will adhere to a federal consent decree ordering expansive reforms to its police force despite the U.S. Department of Justice's plan to end its investigation into the department.

The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

The consent decree stipulated a series of reforms to Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's murder.

DOJ seeks to dismiss a consent decree with Minneapolis Police Department, as the city marks five years since George Floyd's death.

The Justice Department under the Trump administration has withdrawn from key police reform agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville, abandoning efforts to increase federal oversight of local law enforcement and closing investigations into several other police departments.

The Trump administration is moving to scrap a consent decree agreed between the Department of Justice and the City of Minneapolis that requires a series of reforms to the city's police department in the wake of the the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, and the civil unrest that followed.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said it is dismissing Biden-era lawsuits against the Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis police departments and is in the process of unwinding ...

May 21 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of Justice is working toward dropping reform agreements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky., after the killings of Breonna Taylor and ...

The Justice Department said Wednesday it is moving to drop police reform agreements reached with the cities of Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis. ABC News' Alex Mallin reports.

Consent decrees have had mixed results. In Los Angeles, which exited its 12-year agreement in 2013, the police department continues to face excessive-use allegations and lawsuits.