He did this on his way out.
Jeff Sessions held true to his despicable 'law and order' agenda from start to finish.
Only days after we voted to advance criminal justice reform in states across the country, he has all but eliminated oversight of local law enforcement for abusive policing practices. https://t.co/cSFKLbrM4E
— ACLU (@ACLU) November 9, 2018
Sessions dealt parting blow to DOJ career staff, issuing memo that restricts consent decrees. This is a slap in the face to dedicated staff who work tirelessly to enforce civil rights. Will affect policing, education, employment consent decrees, which is exactly why he issued it. pic.twitter.com/fWGRZxKqbd
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) November 9, 2018
The head of Baltimore’s consent decree monitoring team said a memo issued by Jeff Sessions just before he was ousted as Attorney General will have no effect on the federal decree ordering civil rights reforms at the city’s police department. https://t.co/IiGwOvefGX
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 9, 2018
The idea that unconstitutional conduct by a state or local entity is no longer sufficient basis to enter into a consent decree is extraordinary. Instead Sessions mandates that the following conditions must be present: pic.twitter.com/CBDlw8AhWB
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018
No. This is prospective. You’ll recall Sessions tried to walk back the proposed consent decree before it was approved by the court. Judge Bredar wasn’t having it. The decree is now judicially approved and overseen & a monitoring team is in place. https://t.co/J17G9DS6A4
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018
To give example of what this means, here's types of relief included in Division's consent decree w/ Ferguson. It's doubtful some of this could have been obtained in adversarial litigation. But it's what was needed to comprehensively change practices. https://t.co/DmicL2Z3Fa pic.twitter.com/oUEQB3mcxA
— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) November 9, 2018
Sad! 