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 decision comes only a few days before the five-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by the hands of police officers in Minneapolis.

Sweeping DOJ action dismisses lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis police departments, questioning the effectiveness of consent decrees and their financial burden.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying to Congress over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic,

Two officials familiar with the matter say the Justice Department has opened an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his congressional testimony during the COVID-19 pandemic. The DOJ has also begun the process of dismissing lawsuits against the police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville.

The department is abandoning consent decrees and retracting findings of systemic abuse in cities once at the center of police reform efforts. The Justice Department announced plans Wednesday to abandon lawsuits against police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville,