By Jeremy Duda | Axios
The U.S. Department of Justice is dropping a years-long civil rights investigation into the Phoenix Police Department and rescinding its findings of numerous constitutional violations.
Driving the news: The Trump administration announced on Wednesday it will close a Biden-era investigation into police departments in Phoenix and several other cities, and retract findings of constitutional violations.
- The DOJ also said it will seek to scrap proposed consent decrees with the Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis police departments.
What they’re saying: The DOJ “is confident that the vast majority of police officers across the Nation will continue to vigorously enforce the law and protect the public in full compliance with the Constitution and all applicable federal laws,” the department said in a statement.
