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Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases

Jan. 22, 2025 23:08 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's 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, according to two memos obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. ...

Ahmaud Arbery's killers avoided arrest at first. Now an ex-prosecutor faces trial for misconduct

Jan. 22, 2025 11:50 AM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Barely an hour after his son killed Ahmaud Arbery with a shotgun after they chased him through their neighborhood, Greg McMichael made a call for help to his former boss, the area's chief state prosecutor. “My son and I have been involved in a shooting, and I...

Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and force policies after George Floyd's murder

Jan. 06, 2025 20:03 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city's police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The deal incorporates and builds on changes the Minneapolis Police...