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 Department of Justice is investigating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his pandemic testimony to Congress. Cuomo is currently running for mayor of New York City and has blasted the investigation as election interference.

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,

The Justice Department is investigating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after a criminal referral from House Republicans over allegations that he lied to Congress about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and nursing home patients.