The Justice Department also moved on May 21, 2025, to dismiss the proposed Minneapolis police consent decree that followed the George Floyd investigation. Reuters, AP, and the Minnesota Star Tribune all reported the filing and the symbolism of the step.

Coverage across those outlets agreed that Minneapolis had become the most visible federal police-reform case in the country after 2020. The administration's move therefore carried significance well beyond one city and was read as a statement about the future of national pattern-and-practice enforcement.

Critics argued the withdrawal weakened external accountability, while supporters described it as restoring discretion to local leaders already pursuing their own reforms.