Justice Department probes Portland Police Bureau after Trump administration bias claims

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced a federal probe of Portland police response to protests, requesting ...

Judge forces Justice Department to work on Portland police reforms despite funding lapse

U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon said the city of Portland’s settlement agreement affects “the safety of human life (and) ...

Justice Department launches investigation into Portland police

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the Portland Police Department in Oregon, days after a conservative influencer was arrested amid a federal crime crackdown in the city. Harmeet Dhillon ...

How U.S. Justice Department disarmed its police reform effort

In 2017, a white St. Louis policeman was acquitted of murdering a Black man. The verdict sparked days of protests and clashes with police. Before shifts that week, two officers texted colleagues, ...
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Judge ends federal oversight of Seattle Police Department, saying city complied with consent decree

A judge ended federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department on Wednesday, more than 10 years after it entered a consent decree with the Department of Justice. In 2012, the Justice Department ...