Police misconduct

After Louisville Metro police shot and killed Breonna Taylor, local leaders promised to reform policing. Here’s where those efforts stand today.

The Louisville Metro Police Department is proposing a $350,000 contract with a data analytics company that would help them track and monitor officer interactions for signs of bias.

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.

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.

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 more than a year of deliberation, Louisville may be close to signing a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Louisville officials released former Louisville Metro Police Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel’s resignation letter Tuesday.

Louisville leaders are promising significant changes to the police department’s policies around workplace sexual harassment after three women went public with allegations against fellow officers this month.