Minneapolis City Council will review possible consent decree with DOJ at Monday meeting
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council will hold a special meeting Monday over a tentative deal between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice. If approved, it could bring expansive police reforms to the city. It comes five years after the murder of George Floyd sparked outrage in Minneapolis and around the world.
Minneapolis City Council expected to hear details, vote on consent decree in closed-door meeting
Minneapolis City Council on Monday will hear details of proposed police reforms, and members are expected to vote to approve a federal consent decree agreement in a closed-door meeting.
Consent decree mandating Minneapolis police reforms expected after city, DOJ reach tentative deal
The consent decree has been anticipated since June 2023, when a DOJ investigation following the police murder of George Floyd found MPD used “unjustified deadly force” and engaged in racial discrimination for years, violating the U.S. Constitution.
Minneapolis leaders reach a tentative deal with the Department of Justice on a consent decree
Minnesota's largest city has reached a tentative deal with the justice department​ that could bring wide-ranging police reforms in the new year.
Minneapolis City Council expected to consider tentative agreement with DOJ that would reform police department
The Minneapolis City Council will meet Monday to discuss and vote on a tentative consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice to reform Minneapolis police. Minneapolis already had a state consent decree.
Minneapolis mayor calls special meeting for Dept. of Justice consent decree
Minneapolis city leaders are set to hold a special meeting Monday morning to discuss the federal consent decree in response to the killing of George Floyd. Sources say the city already reached a "tentative agreement.
What to expect when Minneapolis City Council meets about federal consent decree
City Council members are expected to go into a closed-door session for a briefing on the case on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. Members could then vote on an agreement or take more time to review the information.
Minneapolis reaches tentative agreement with DOJ to secure consent decree mandating police reforms
The city of Minneapolis has reached a tentative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to secure a long-awaited federal consent decree mandating sweeping police reforms, a source confirmed to the Star Tribune.
Minneapolis mayor calls for closed-door meeting to discuss police department's consent decree
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for a closed door session with city council members on Monday to discuss potential litigation from the Department of Justice against the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Minneapolis officials may be near agreement on federal oversight of MPD
Minneapolis leaders will meet Monday morning to review a tentative agreement on a federal consent decree. An agreement will likely mandate extensive reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department.
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