Trump DOJ’s Freeze on Police Reform Work Raises Fears of More Abuse — ProPublica

Federal investigators had identified at least eight police departments with patterns of unlawful behavior. But Trump’s freeze on oversight activities leaves many reform efforts in the hands of local leaders.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-freeze-police-reform-abuse-phoenix-trenton-louisville-minneapolis

Seattle federal monitor’s communications with police raise questions over impartial oversight

This is an interesting article on the “inside” discussions that take place with police monitoring and reform.

Messages obtained by Prism reveal backchannel coordination with the Seattle Police Department about policing tactics and budgeting
— Read on prismreports.org/2025/03/10/seattle-police-federal-monitor-antonio-oftelie/

U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno urges DOJ to review police consent decrees in Cleveland and other cities – cleveland.com

WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants the U.S. Department of Justice to re-examine consent decrees that it has reached over the years to reform police practices in Cleveland and other cities.

The freshman Westlake Republican is sending a letter to newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi that seeks her views on voluntarily dismissing consent decrees with state and local governments, citing a U.S. Supreme Court precedent on enforcement of consent decrees.
— Read on www.cleveland.com/news/2025/02/us-sen-bernie-moreno-urges-doj-to-review-police-consent-decree-in-cleveland-and-other-cities.html

Minneapolis MN police department / Monitor

On February 2, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the City of Minneapolis (City) announced that Effective Law Enforcement for Allwas selected as the monitoring team for the state court enforceable agreement. 

The monitoring team plays an important role in supporting and holding the City and Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) accountable to address race-based policing by strengthening public safety.
— Read on mn.gov/mdhr/mpd/monitor/

Read the inaugural report HERE

Trump Reverses Biden Directive on Policing Reforms | Brennan Center for Justice

After the Senate failed in 2021 to pass a bipartisan package of law enforcement reforms — the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — the Biden administration sought to implement as much of the legislation as possible through executive order. Signed May 2022 on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the action aimed “to promote safe and accountable policing” in myriad ways.
— Read on www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-reverses-biden-directive-policing-reforms