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That's Jamiles Larte, a staff writer with The Marshall Project, a news site that supports criminal justice reform through its journalism. He's been tracking how many police reform efforts have either failed or been rolled back. For example, in Alabama, lawmakers recently passed a law known as Back the Blue. It expands legal immunity for police officers.

In Minnesota, an organization that was created to help people pay their bail announced just a few days ago that it would be ending that mission. And in New York, the state Supreme Court voted last month to strip one local police accountability board of their power to investigate cases of misconduct.

In Minnesota, an organization that was created to help people pay their bail announced just a few days ago that it would be ending that mission. And in New York, the state Supreme Court voted last month to strip one local police accountability board of their power to investigate cases of misconduct.

In Minnesota, an organization that was created to help people pay their bail announced just a few days ago that it would be ending that mission. And in New York, the state Supreme Court voted last month to strip one local police accountability board of their power to investigate cases of misconduct.

These types of reforms, which lean in favor of police protections and are wary of strengthened oversight and accountability, are also happening at the federal level. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ is closing investigations into a number of police departments.

These types of reforms, which lean in favor of police protections and are wary of strengthened oversight and accountability, are also happening at the federal level. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ is closing investigations into a number of police departments.

These types of reforms, which lean in favor of police protections and are wary of strengthened oversight and accountability, are also happening at the federal level. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ is closing investigations into a number of police departments.

The Trump administration announced this week that it's ending oversight agreements for a number of city police departments, including Minneapolis and Louisville, where police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in 2020. Larte explained how these agreements, called consent decrees, have typically been used.

The Trump administration announced this week that it's ending oversight agreements for a number of city police departments, including Minneapolis and Louisville, where police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in 2020. Larte explained how these agreements, called consent decrees, have typically been used.

The Trump administration announced this week that it's ending oversight agreements for a number of city police departments, including Minneapolis and Louisville, where police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in 2020. Larte explained how these agreements, called consent decrees, have typically been used.

In response, the state of Minnesota has said that it's still enforcing its own consent decree, and local leaders and law enforcement in Minneapolis have said that they are still committed to police reform. Beyond policy, some of the cultural conversations have shifted, too. For example, for years, a plaza in D.C.

In response, the state of Minnesota has said that it's still enforcing its own consent decree, and local leaders and law enforcement in Minneapolis have said that they are still committed to police reform. Beyond policy, some of the cultural conversations have shifted, too. For example, for years, a plaza in D.C.

In response, the state of Minnesota has said that it's still enforcing its own consent decree, and local leaders and law enforcement in Minneapolis have said that they are still committed to police reform. Beyond policy, some of the cultural conversations have shifted, too. For example, for years, a plaza in D.C.

that leads up to the White House was renamed and marked with the words Black Lives Matter. That's now erased after threats from congressional Republicans to cut off the city's funding. There's been a political and corporate move away from DEI initiatives, and terms like woke are now most commonly used as a criticism.

that leads up to the White House was renamed and marked with the words Black Lives Matter. That's now erased after threats from congressional Republicans to cut off the city's funding. There's been a political and corporate move away from DEI initiatives, and terms like woke are now most commonly used as a criticism.

that leads up to the White House was renamed and marked with the words Black Lives Matter. That's now erased after threats from congressional Republicans to cut off the city's funding. There's been a political and corporate move away from DEI initiatives, and terms like woke are now most commonly used as a criticism.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. An impromptu vigil was held outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in D.C. yesterday, where two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed on Wednesday night. Hadar Suskind, the president of the New Jewish Narrative, spoke.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. An impromptu vigil was held outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in D.C. yesterday, where two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed on Wednesday night. Hadar Suskind, the president of the New Jewish Narrative, spoke.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. An impromptu vigil was held outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in D.C. yesterday, where two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed on Wednesday night. Hadar Suskind, the president of the New Jewish Narrative, spoke.

The victims, 30-year-old Yaron Lashinsky and 26-year-old Sarah Milgram, were a couple who were about to get engaged. Meanwhile, the suspect has been charged with murder of foreign officials, among other crimes. Federal authorities raided a Chicago home linked to the suspect and were working on Thursday to authenticate a manifesto posted online about an hour after the shootings.