None of the alderpeople at the sparsely attended committee hearing pressed CPD officials about why the department had fully ...

Louisville mayor and police officials joined U.S. Department of Justice representatives to discuss a "civil rights ...

CHICAGO — Chicago Police Department brass accused Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration of deliberately slowing down ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it formally supports Seattle's motion to terminate a ...

Another ongoing consent decree with the New Orleans Police Department began in 2013. After the consent decree conditions are met, departments often also have to complete a maintenance period to ...

Ferguson consent decree officials said the city has made progress toward compliance. The update comes weeks after the city ...

In the rare instance that a police department does not agree to the consent decree terms, the Justice Department has in the past filed a lawsuit to force the reforms, as it did in Colorado City ...

How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Credit: AP ...