When the U.S. Department of Justice announced last year the results of its nearly two-year "pattern or practice" investigation, they also stated that Louisville Metro and the city's police department ...

The City of Memphis Wednesday told the U.S. Department of Justice that it would not enter into a consent decree following the completion of the DOJ's pattern-or-practice investigation. But what is a ...

On Thursday, Louisville officials announced they've reached an agreement on a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. Here's a look at what that means. What is a federal consent decree? A ...

FORT SMITH -- The city was given a limited timeline and unpredictable circumstances but leaders are still committed to completing consent decree work a decade later. Fort Smith entered into the ...

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, speaks at a press conference to announce a settlement for police reform in the city. (Craig Lassig/MinnPost) In ...

The cameras packed up. The press conference mics were turned off. And Louisville Metro Government, along with its police department, started work on its new consent decree with the U.S. Department of ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville leaders who met privately with the Department of Justice (DOJ) explained on Friday how the federal consent decree will work in the community. "We are here to educate and ...

U.S. District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal is giving Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton the opportunity to argue that new state laws could invalidate a first-of-its-kind bail reform in Harris County. In a ...

A consent decree is one of the federal government’s most aggressive tools for reining in police departments found to be violating the U.S. Constitution. Republican presidents rarely pursue them. Trump ...

CLEVELAND — Ten years ago, the Cleveland Division of Police was put under a federal consent decree. The decision by the U.S. Department of Justice came after multiple high-profile officer-involved ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville is doubling down on its commitment to police reform despite the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to end consent decrees. On Wednesday, the DOJ said it will seek to ...