The judge also threw out major felony charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying a warrant.
  • A federal judge dismissed major felony charges against two former Louisville officers, ruling that Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend firing a shot was the legal cause of her death, not the flawed warrant.
  • The judge reduced civil rights charges against the officers to misdemeanors but upheld some lesser charges, with a trial still pending.
  • The U.S. Justice Department is reviewing the decision, while a third officer involved has already pleaded guilty to conspiracy and will testify.