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.
The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation and a stop to any new cases.
A federal judge expressed skepticism about the Justice Department’s proposed police consent decree with Louisville.
An Inspector General investigation into the case claims false statements were included in the felony arrest warrant and criminal complaint against Omari Cryer.
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.
A Kentucky congressman is voicing his concerns to the U.S. Department of Justice over Louisville's consent decree potentially being in jeopardy.
A decision recently handed down by a federal court means that groups in Kentucky won't face exorbitant public records fees.
In an new development for Kentucky's law enforcement community, Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Brian Bowling as the new Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT).
Kentucky colleges are prohibiting medical marijuana on campus. Discrepancies between state and federal law are to blame, experts say.
Just like he did in 2017, Trump has blocked consent decrees intended to stop police abuses. In Louisville, Black people will be adversely impacted.