Police Accountability and Civil Rights Enforcement

The Justice Department filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss remaining federal charges against ex‑Louisville officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany in the Breonna Taylor warrant affidavit case, saying the counts should be "dismissed in the interest of justice" after judges twice reduced their felony charges to misdemeanors. Their attorneys celebrated the move, while Taylor’s mother Tamika Palmer called the notification "utterly disrespectful" and "extremely disappointed," and the DOJ has separately sought the release of former officer Brett Hankison pending his appeal.