Documents show the U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a motion to dismiss a case against the City of Minneapolis, saying it no longer believes a proposed consent decree would be in the public's interest.

The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.

Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.

The City of Minneapolis' commitment to carrying out federal court-ordered police reforms despite the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the agreement is raising questions about how much money the added oversight will cost.

The Justice Department said that it would abandon efforts to overhaul local policing in Minneapolis and other cities with histories of civil rights violations.

The Trump administration is dismissing investigations into several major US police departments, as well as consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis reached following the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor and police killing of George Floyd.