DOJ dismisses the Louisville police consent decree

Date

Dec 31, 2025

Kind

Consent decree

Status

Mooted or reversed

Source

cnn.com ↗

Court or forum

W.D. Ky., Judge Benjamin Beaton

What happened

Beaton dismissed the Breonna Taylor decree, writing that responsibility "must remain with the city's elected representatives" and calling it a "well-meaning but ultimately misdirected effort toward judicial supervision.".

Publisher

CNN

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