Sunday marks five years since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis by former police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd's death sparked nationwide outrage and calls for sweeping police reform. But this week,

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.

DOJ is abandoning efforts for court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville after finding they had violated Black people's civil rights.

Five years after George Floyd's murder the Minneapolis Police Department is getting a mixed review on reform. In Talking Points -- Esme Murphy spoke with Michael Harrison, the lead investigator for Effective Law Enforcement for All,

Minneapolis officials say the city will adhere to a federal consent decree ordering expansive reforms to its police force despite the U.S. Department of Justice's plan to end its investigation into the department.

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

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.

Police reform advocates pledged to intensify their efforts at the local level after the U.S. Justice Department said it would withdraw lawsuits against police departments where officers have killed unarmed Black people.

A smaller, $600,000 county effort would expand an existing program in the suburbs, the committee was told. St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry said Wednesday that he was not familiar with the Roots Wellness Center and had not weighed in on any initiatives involving the center.