A federal judge has dismissed charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying the search warrant used to enter Breonna Taylor's apartment on the night she was fatally shot by police.

US District Judge Charles Simpson issued a one-page ruling on Friday throwing out the charges against Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, both former officers who were involved in crafting the warrant for Taylor's residence.

The two officers had been accused of lying on the document that authorized police to enter Taylor's home. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police officers during the execution of the warrant in March 2020.

Jaynes and Meany were among several officers who faced federal charges related to the botched raid. The warrant in question was part of a narcotics investigation, though no drugs were found in Taylor's apartment.

The dismissal represents a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings stemming from Taylor's death, which sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform. The judge's brief ruling did not elaborate on the reasoning behind the dismissal of charges against the two former officers.