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Justice Department announces investigation into Louisville Police Department

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday that the Department of Justice would launch a civil investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department's patterns and practices. Watch live at 1:30pm ET: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to Deliver Remarks https://t.co/VOabbFCPRW — Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) April 26, 2021 The goal is to ensure that policing policies in the city are 'constitutional and lawful.' AG Garland: 'The Department of Justice is opening a civil investigation into the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government and the Louisville Metro Police Department to determine whether LMPD engages in a pattern or practice of violations of the Constitution or […]

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