The Illinois attorney general on Tuesday filed a lawsuit that will enforce changes to policing in Chicago through court order, citing the unwillingness of the Trump administration to pursue a ...

Still, the consent decree is almost always the government’s most potent tool for reforming law enforcement agencies. By and large, experts say, consent decrees work, at least for as long as the ...

A resolution can take the form of a settlement agreement or consent decree. A consent decree ensures independent judicial review and approval of the resolution and, if necessary, allows for prompt ...

This is not what we were promised with the consent decree,” said New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police Chair Toni Jones. Critics also say the sustainment period should only move forward ...

Cleveland police consent decree includes a lot of the solutions offered by community leaders. Now residents must step up to the challenge of implementing them, writes the editorial board.

Attorneys for the City of New Orleans and the NOPD filed a motion to terminate the consent decree, appearing before Judge Susie Morgan Wednesday morning.

The Trump administration has presented Columbia University with a proposal for a consent decree, a form of federal oversight that would give a judge responsibility for ensuring Columbia complies ...

A consent decree is a form of legal settlement that would create a court-mandated improvement plan. An independent monitor would be assigned to report on the department's progress.

This is not what we were promised with the consent decree,” said New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police Chair Toni Jones. Critics also say the sustainment period should only move forward ...