The Justice Department will terminate all Civil Rights Division cases: Report

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memo to the Department of Civil Rights ordering it to cease all litigation from the Biden administration and stop pursuing new cases or settlements.

of The Washington Post As first reported, the memo from Kathleen Wolf, the interim head of the Trump administration-appointed division, directed attorneys to ensure that there are “no new complaints, motions to intervene, agreed judgments, amicus briefs or statements of interest.”

The memo did not say how long the freeze would last, though it would freeze the division pending Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Harmet Dillon to lead the department.

The publication also said the ban is “consistent with the department’s goal of ensuring that the federal government speaks with one voice in the eyes of the law and that the president’s appointees or representatives have the discretion to initiate any new case.” “

With Dodge running the clock to pass ‘proactive’ police laws, a judge has heard Breanna Taylor’s amendment case, a lawyer says.

A source familiar with the memo confirmed its contents to Fox News.

The DOJ had no comment on the matter.

Wolfe was also told in another memo that the division must tell the DOJ chief of staff about any settlement provisions it has completed in the past 90 days.

Watchdog Wants 11th Hour Stop: Biden Dodge ‘Handcuffs’ Ky Police at Brennan Taylor Incident

Earlier this month, a Kentucky judge refused to immediately sign the police reform agreement reached by the DOJ and the city of Louisville, which one courtroom participant said was a quick attempt by the Biden administration to thwart incoming President Trump.

But federal judge Benjamin Beaton refused to “rubber stamp” the 240-page reform plan for the 2020 police shooting of Breanna Taylor, said Kyle Brasnan, a consultant with the Watchdog Project.

Taylor was shot and killed by police after Louisville officers tried to serve a drug warrant at the home of her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Walker fired a “warning shot” at the door, striking Officer Jonathan Mattingly in the leg.

Proposed Chicago police cuts could land city in court over consent decree

A consent decree differs from other statutory agreements in that it is merely a change of heart by a presidential order or by the parties concerned.

The consent decree prohibits any racially discriminatory practice or practice by the Louisville police, including traffic stops, sexual assault investigations, or the use of force.

There are at least two other police reform authorization statutes pending in the legal process, one in Maryland and one in Minnesota.

On Jan. 6, the DOJ reached an agreement with Minneapolis to reform the department’s “unconstitutional and illegal practice” that it says violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 14th Amendment, still requiring court approval.

In October 2024, the feds sued the Maryland Department of State for violating the Civil Rights Act.

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“The United States alleges that the MDSP violated Title VII when it used a specific physical fitness test and a specific written test to hire entry-level soldiers because the tests rejected more female and African-American applicants than others and were unrelated to employment,” the court document states.

Maryland police disputed the charges.

Charles Crates of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.