Seattle has filed to end a federal consent decree imposed on the city's police department following a 2012 investigation that ...

The city filed motions in U.S. District Court on Tuesday asking for the end of more than 13 years of federal oversight of the ...

Our criminal justice system is placing people increasingly at risk. Yet, only the police are under a federal consent decree.

The consent decree, she said, is a commitment to "ensure sustainable, constitutional and effective public safety and emergency response services in Louisville." ...

The Courier Journal wrote about the possibilities of the consent decree happening if it is not agreed on before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the city of Seattle has filed for federal court approval to terminate the consent decree ...

What is a federal consent decree? A consent decree is a legal negotiation between the Department of Justice and the police department of the city in which it's being instituted.

As the scope of the consent decree that governs Chicago’s public safety reforms has grown, so, too, has the city’s legal tab. From 2019 through 2023 — the first five years of the consent ...

Mayor Harrell files for court approval to terminate the Seattle police consent decree and revise crowd management policies.

Mayor Jacob Frey says the city will forge forward with consent decree without a judge’s signature, but that promise is not a legal mandate.

State AG Liz Murrill joins New Orleans in pushing to end NOPD's consent decree, citing high costs and impact on police recruitment amid decreasing crime rates ...

The Courier Journal wrote about the possibilities of the consent decree happening if it is not agreed on before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.