Asserting that he would not be “a rubber stamp,” U.S. Western District Court Judge Benjamin Beaton pressed U.S. Department of Justice and Louisville Metro Government officials on Monday over the ...

Karl Racine says Cleveland police have implemented key polices mandated in the decree. Now, his team is assessing them in depth, with the edict's future in question.

ALSO HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, IT’S A BIG PUSH TO FINALLY END THE MORE THAN TEN YEAR OLD CONSENT DECREE FOR THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS CITY AND STATE LEADERS ARE NOW URGING THE JUDGE ...

He also heard from the union representing Louisville Metro Police officers — which opposes the consent decree and is seeking to intervene in the case — as well as several groups that filed “ ...