(Reuters) -Idaho, which has a near-total ban on abortion, agreed not to prosecute or take away licenses of doctors who refer ...

The agreements, called consent decrees, are approved by a federal judge and are used as a monitoring system for police department reform when an investigation finds that it is needed.

A consent decree could last years or decades, but it is ultimately up to the judge to decide when the terms of the agreement are completed. The history of consent decrees.

Consent decrees have been used in other cities, like Baltimore, Cleveland and New Orleans and have proven effective. In New Orleans, residents' approval rating of the police department grew from ...

Third year of a five-year decree. The latest progress report completes year three in a five-year program. The Aurora Consent was triggered by the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

A "consent decree" operates like a performance improvement plan that is enforced by a federal judge. The investigation was launched under President Joe Biden's administration, which has shown a ...

A federal judge on Tuesday placed the New Orleans Police Department under a two-year “sustainment” plan, a major step towards the end of the 12-year consent decree.

Now under its third stay in federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) consent decree settlement agreement with the Minneapolis Police Department that would legally mandate reform remains ...

The latest assessment by the independent monitor has found the Chicago Police Department continues to make incremental progress in its consent decree obligations, but those efforts are under threat… ...