The Department of Justice said it’s pulling back from policing changes. Will cities and states have the tools to enforce them?

The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

The Justice Department is working toward dropping reform agreements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky., after killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in those cities drew national attention.

Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.

The Justice Department said Wednesday it is moving to drop police reform agreements reached with the cities of Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials are reacting after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would start the process of dismissing a consent decree with the city that ordered expansive reforms to the police department.

In response to rumors originating on the far right that President Donald Trump might pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the city’s police chief says he and state officials are putting a plan in place to handle any civil unrest should a pardon come down from the White House.

The Effective Law Enforcement for All (ELEFA) report evaluated the city's compliance with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights settlement agreement.