The federal government requested the review be paused 30 days to allow newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi “to ...

"From Louisville Metro’s perspective, the proposed Consent Decree is an effective mechanism to keep the reform process on ...

The decree would settle a class-action lawsuit from defendants, who, in some cases, spent more time in jail awaiting competency restoration treatment than any sentence they would have received for ...

A consent decree in a class-action lawsuit brought by people judged incompetent to stand trial passed the House ...

Louisiana wants a US court to dissolve a consent decree requiring the city of New Orleans to adopt some “sanctuary” policies ...

Meanwhile, the Louisville consent decree, which was announced on Dec. 12, 2024, is in the hands of Judge Benjamin Beaton of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

In a letter, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno urged new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to review and likely rescind consent decrees around the country. The agreements between federal ...

President's memo on civil rights litigation has put consent decrees in question. During the final weeks of the Biden administration, the Department of Justice announced consent decrees for police ...

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 ...

Since then, numerous cities have been forced into signing “consent decrees” that essentially turn over management of their police to outside “monitors” who too often lack a deep and ...

Wolfe was separately directed to notify Trump-appointed department leaders of any consent decrees -- court-enforceable agreements to reform police agencies -- the Biden administration reached with ...