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...