Roberta Roldan

Joshua Janes and Kyle Meany are facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly lying on the search warrant.

The charges were initially brought by federal prosecutors under President Joe Biden, who argued that Janes and Meany included false information in the warrant application, directly leading to Taylor's death.

The case has run into trouble in recent years.

A federal judge has downgraded the charges against the two former officers twice, and the DOJ, under President Donald Trump, has backed off prosecuting any of the officers involved in the raid.

The lawyers representing Janes and Meany are not opposing the dismissal, but it still needs to be approved by the judge.

For NPR News, I'm Roberta Roldan in Louisville.