After the DOJ retracted findings that Memphis police violated civil rights, Mayor Paul Young said the approach to reform is ...

The Justice Department said it was officially closing its investigation into Memphis police and retracted its findings of ...

Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth ...

Sweeping DOJ action dismisses lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis police departments, questioning the effectiveness ...

DOJ officials had previously announced the pattern or practice investigation into MPD on July 27, 2023, roughly six months after the death of Tyre Nichols.

The day after the U.S. Department of Justice closed and retracted its investigation into the Memphis Police Department, there were still a lot of questions. Many had hoped the investigation would lead ...

The DOJ dismissed its investigation into the Memphis Police Department and retracted findings of constitutional violations. The city declined a consent decree after the DOJ's initial findings in 2024.

Memphis officials expressed sympathy for the Nichols family and pledged to improve the police department. The officers were previously convicted in a federal trial and face potential federal ...

In December, the U.S. Justice Department said a 17-month investigation showed the Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people. The five officers ...

"I understand the pain we’re feeling as a life was lost at the hands of officers whose actions don’t reflect the values of our Memphis Police Department. Memphis is still healing, and healing ...

After a mixed verdict in federal court, Tennessee prosecutors began presenting their case against three former Memphis officers charged with second-degree murder. By Emily Cochrane and Ben Stanley ...