Filed Date: 2021
Case Ongoing
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On April 21, 2021, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was opening a pattern and practice investigation into the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). According to Garland, the investigation, initiated under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, will examine whether the City and MPD violated the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment of citizens or the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The announcement came a day after MPD officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, sparking national outrage and protests. In his announcement, Garland noted that this investigation was separate from a a criminal investigation that DOJ had already launched into Chauvin.
Summary Authors
Jonah Hudson-Erdman (9/12/2021)
Last updated May 11, 2022, 8 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Minnesota
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Key Dates
Filing Date: 2021
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Attorney Organizations:
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Defendants
City of Minneapolis (Minneapolis, Hennepin), City
Minneapolis Police Department (Minneapolis, Hennepin), City
Case Details
Causes of Action:
34 U.S.C. § 12601 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 14141)
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