Just two weeks after sweeping police reforms were agreed upon by the city of Minneapolis and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), it appears that agreement, called a consent decree, could get tossed out.

One day after the Trump administration injected fresh uncertainty into the fate of Justice Department agreements aimed at reforming local police departments with histories of misconduct and abuse, city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what.

Mizelle directed the civil rights division of the Justice Department to “not execute or finalize any settlements or consent decrees approved prior to January 20, 2025, 12:00pm.” Additionally, he instructed civil rights attorneys to inform him of any consent decrees or settlements completed within the last 90 days.

The police reform consent decree, still pending in court in Louisville, stems from an investigation started after the police killing of Breonna Taylor