{"id":431780,"date":"2021-04-16T19:51:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=431780"},"modified":"2021-04-16T19:51:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:51:26","slug":"ag-garland-rescinds-trump-era-restrictions-on-consent-decrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-garland-rescinds-trump-era-restrictions-on-consent-decrees\/","title":{"rendered":"AG Garland rescinds Trump-era restrictions on consent decrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fag-garland-rescinds-trump-era-restrictions-on-consent-decrees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=431780&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2399531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2399531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered remarks at The Queen theater January 7, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:41 PM PT \u2013 Friday, April 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland has eased restrictions placed on the use of consent decrees, revoking a memo by President Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 AG Garland rescinds Trump-era memo that curtailed use of consent decrees used in investigations of police departments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlquintanilla\/status\/1383086866543620096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In his own<a href=\"https:\/\/int.nyt.com\/data\/documenttools\/justice-dept\/21d2019efd4541a7\/full.pdf\"> memo<\/a> to U.S. attorneys and DOJ leaders on Friday, Garland said it will be easier for prosecutors to use consent decrees to force changes on police departments.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats argued the Justice Department needs more freedom to conduct probes into law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say under the Biden administration, the Justice Department is shifting its focus to civil rights issues and criminal justice overhauls.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fla-gov-desantis-lockdowns-were-a-huge-mistake\/\">Fla. Gov. DeSantis: Lockdowns Were A \u2018Huge Mistake\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered remarks at The Queen theater January 7, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. 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