Garland announces DOJ investigation into Louisville Police Department following Breonna Taylor death

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the launch of a “pattern or practice” investigation into Louisville’s government and the city’s police department to determine whether there were violations of constitutional rights or federal statutes, less than a week after announcing such an investigation into Minneapolis.

“Today, the Justice Department 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 federal law,” Garland said Monday. “Today’s announcement is based upon an extensive review of publicly available information about LMPD conducted by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.”