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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 18, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden likely will move quickly to reestablish Obama-era priorities within the U.S. Department of Justice and focus on police accountability, criminal justice experts tell Law360. Among the moves expected are a strengthening of the Civil Rights Division, reinstatement of the Office for Access to Justice, and return of “pattern and practice” investigations into police departments accused of misconduct. Democratic congressional leaders also are expected to push the new administration to prioritize police reforms like a federal chokehold ban and ending qualified immunity.