While Louisiana lawmakers did little to make your life better this year, they made sure to protect themselves and big ...

The federal government has used consent decrees after what are commonly referred to as pattern or practice investigations to address findings of civil rights violations or unconstitutional practices.

Manhunt Ends in Hollygrove with Antoine Massey’s Arrest Antoine Massey is one of ten inmates who staged a dramatic […] The ...

While officials touted similarities between a new police reform plan and the defunct DOJ consent decree, a Courier Journal analysis found differences.

Louisville’s “Community Commitment” police reform plan omits some provisions from the consent decree negotiated with the U.S. Department of Justice. Some changes are to provisions meant to ...

Baltimore City stands at a crossroads—between fragile progress and a perilous retreat. As the U.S. Department of Justice continues scaling back its civil rights oversight, the city’s landmark police ...

Minneapolis police consent decree reforms to be implemented despite dismissal 00:45. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued an executive order on Tuesday instructing the city to fully implement all ...

Minneapolis' proposed consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice has been dismissed, but city leaders are still pushing for those police reforms to take legal force.

Louisville’s “Community Commitment” police reform plan omits some provisions from the consent decree negotiated with the U.S. Department of Justice. Some changes are to provisions meant to ...

As far as who this person would be and what type of background or skillset they’d have, the city said the answers to those ...

Chicago’s consent decree with the state of Illinois was approved in 2019 and remains in place. The DOJ moves last month have “no direct impact” on the Chicago decree, an ACLU of Illinois ...

The NAACP of St. Louis County is raising concerns after the Ferguson City Council voted to cut funding for a 2016 federal consent decree, which mandated sweeping reforms to the city's police and ...