Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to have the Department of Justice scale back on lawsuits against police departments for violating minority civil rights, NBC reported. This would represent a shift away from the approach of the Obama administration, which opened 25 investigations into law enforcement agencies and was enforcing 19 agreements by the end of last year. Sessions added that, while reducing action against police departments, he would encourage federal prosecution for crimes that used guns.
Viewfinder: Emotional Moments During Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony
A tear runs down the cheek of Representative Carolyn Malone (D-New York) as Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on September 27th, 2018.