Since 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice has started more than 70 investigations into civil rights violations and discrimination by police, 40 ending with consent decrees or other agreements. The ...

In 1546, the Council of Trent issued a decree which prohibited people from interpreting Scripture “contrary to the unanimous consent of the Fathers.” The meaning and significance of this concept has ...

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, ...

To the surprise – indeed delight – of the 162 community foundations who were the hosts of an iftar (Ramadan break of fast dinner) held in Istanbul on 28 August for senior members of Turkey’s ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A Catholic bishop has instructed priests in his central Illinois diocese to deny communion, last rites and funeral rites to people in same-sex marriages – unless they repent. In the decree he sent to ...

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 ...