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A directive from President Donald Trump’s administration to pause all ongoing civil rights litigation by the U.S. Department of Justice could be the beginning of the end for Louisville’s proposed consent decree.

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration, which could include the one in Louisville.

State records show police and sheriffs seized at least $7.5 million in cash last year, but the full total is unknown.

Louisville Metro and the U.S. Department of Justice were in federal court Monday to defend a police reform agreement they signed last month.

Researchers will help evaluate whether the Louisville Metro Police Department’s reform efforts are working as the troubled agency comes under federal oversight.

The trooper was nearly fired after allegedly beating a man. A panel of his peers let him keep his job.

Louisville announced an agreement Thursday to allow federal oversight of its police reform efforts. But the incoming administration of President Donald Trump may show little interest in enforcing a consent decree.

After years of community discussion, the Jefferson County Board of Education settled on a $2 million plan to expand the district’s internal police force. It’s much bigger than expected.

An Associated Press investigation found a pattern after deaths at the hands of Evansville, Indiana police: The department decided the force was appropriate, a coroner with ties to law enforcement ruled it didn’t contribute, and prosecutors did not file charges.

Paul Humphrey, who stepped in to temporarily lead the Louisville Metro Police Department this summer, was tapped to be the permanent head of the agency.