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.

Trump's Justice Department said it would abandon consent decree negotiations despite the benefits some say result from their implementation.

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,