Blog 4.3

1. Who is the new Attorney General?  

2. How does the Trump administration plan to handle local police departments differently?

3. If Obama's Administration prioritized civil rights protections and limiting use of excessive force, what are the priorities of the Trump administration in dealing with police?

4. What does the federal memo state is the federal government's role in monitoring police now?

5. Why are they asking the federal judge to delay the trial in Baltimore?

6. How does the Trump administration plan to make sure that local police forces follow federal laws?

Answers

1. Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III 

2. They are showing "the strongest signs yet that the Trump administration not only plans to scale back the number of new investigations it launches into unconstitutional policing, excessive force and other law enforcement misconduct allegations but also the likelihood it will seek to reopen agreements the Obama civil rights unit had already negotiated."

3. They want to put more power back into the police departments, for it is "not the responsibility of the federal government to manage non-federal law enforcement agencies." They also want to ensure effective policing too, even if a few eggs have to be broken to make that cake. 

4. "Sessions urged federal authorities under his command to do more to promote officer safety and morale."

5. "Justice Department lawyers are merely asking the judge in Baltimore for more time to review the agreement, considering the new Sessions memo 'and the progress toward reform Baltimore has made in the pasts several months.'"

6. "The Sessions memo also raised anew the specter that cities and states whose law enforcement agencies accept federal monies from the Justice Department could see a cut off if they do not adhere to federal laws."