WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants the U.S. Department of Justice to re-examine consent decrees that it has reached over the years to reform police practices in Cleveland and other ...

Minneapolis council chambers, the city and the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a historic settlement — a federal consent decree aimed at reforming the Minneapolis Police Department following the ...

As the DOJ freezes civil rights investigations, two pending consent decrees are thrown into doubt. Will they go ahead without ...

There is nothing quite like the 11th hour. On Monday, January 27, 2025, two new requirements for prior express written consent under the ...

In a statement Thursday, Greenberg said he and Humphrey "remain committed to implementing the reforms set forth in the ...

U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey is worried a federal judge will not approve the proposed consent decree that would bind the Louisville Metro Police Department to court-enforced reforms. McGarvey ...

The city memo states the recent decision is relevant to the interpretations of the Clean Water Act and how it might be applied in the city's consent decree discussions with the federal agencies.

A consent decree binding the state of Oklahoma to more timely and more effective treatment of jailed people judged incompetent to stand trial received approval on Wednesday from Tulsa U.S ...