A memo sent by President Donald Trump's administration is asking for all civil rights investigations to be put on hold.

The DOJ has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reforms negotiated by the Biden ...

A federal judge ruled to replace a private attorney who monitors the Memphis Police Department with two lawyers employed by ...

Lucas Finton covers crime, policing, jails, the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached by phone or email: (901)208-3922 and Lucas.Finton@commercialappeal.com, ...

A memo states that officials are implementing the freeze to be “consistent with the Department’s goal of ensuring that the ...

The Memphis City Council Tuesday reappointed Cerelyn "C.J." Davis as police chief. She spent the previous year as MPD's ...

Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to be the nation's top civil rights enforcer, called leaving the Justice Department "a ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council members voted to approve Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis as the Memphis Police Department chief one year after being tagged as the interim. Davis was confirmed unanimously ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Former Memphis Police Department Police Chief Tony Armstrong was one of several law experts who spoke on a panel about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Pattern or Practice ...

The Justice Department has been ordered not to pursue new cases, settlements or legal action in ongoing cases, according to ...

Justice Department investigations, often launched after controversial police killings, show how other forms of abusive policing can harm communities.

About half the uniformed patrol officers in the Memphis Police Department have been on the force less than 5 years, presenting challenges and opportunities.