An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days. Louisville's was finalized in that time.

President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership halted civil rights litigation and may reconsider police reform ...

The new leadership under President Trump has imposed a halt on civil rights litigation and may revisit police reform consent ...

The order does not say how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the division for at least the first weeks of the Trump administration.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memo to its civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation ...

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.