Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice has started more than 70 investigations into civil rights violations and discrimination ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – As the Minnesota Department of Human Rights unveiled its 72-page investigation into Minneapolis police and its consistent violation of human rights, it also announced its plans to ...

After she began to wonder if her own sexual assault case would ever be solved, Julie Ford decided to look into how the New Orleans Police Department handled other crimes of sexual violence. In 2018, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal oversight of police reform in Louisville isn’t happening as the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to end ongoing consent decrees. Consent decrees are legally binding ...

Yesterday, Mayor Mitch Landrieu called for a special New Orleans City Council meeting to discuss the proposed federal consent decree for Orleans Parish Prison - namely how the millions of dollars to ...

MADISON ELLIOTT WLKY NEWS. STANDING TO MY LEFT ARE TWO MEN WHO ARE NOT JUST HOPEFUL THIS WILL WORK. THEY’RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE IT WORK. I’M JOINED TONIGHT BY LOUISVILLE MAYOR ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Craig Greenberg has announced Louisville has signed a consent decree agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) after more than nine months of negotiations. The ...

East Baton Rouge's government may have more time than previously thought to fix its stormwater system — which could require millions of dollars a year and new taxes or fees for residents — after the ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of the article provided incorrect information about the number of agencies that have been released from DOJ agreements and the status of the consent ...