Attorney Gen. Merrick Garland Announces Justice Dept. Investigation Into Minneapolis Police Department
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department will soon begin an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department. “The Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing,” Garland said in a Wednesday briefing. Garland announced the investigation one day after former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all charges in the case of George Floyd’s murder. The Justice Department is also holding a separate in...