The Minneapolis City Council Tuesday pulled back a directive that would have called on City Attorney Kristyn Anderson’s ...

The decrees are legal agreements mandating changes overseen by both a federal court and an independent monitor. Such investigations, agreement negotiations and reform plans often take years to unfold.

America First Legal challenges a 1981 consent decree in federal court, aiming to restore merit-based hiring and end race-based practices in government jobs.

South Korean special prosecutors have requested the detention of former President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law ...

Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.

Iranian ayatollahs issued fatwas saying insults or threats against the supreme leader from "a government or individual" will be seen as "insult and aggression" to Islam.

The government is considering the use of a consent decree — a legal and regulatory measure that would put a federal judge in charge of ensuring the university’s compliance with its pledges to ...

South Koreas special prosecutors have formally requested the detention of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations ...