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.

The cameras packed up. The press conference mics were turned off. And Louisville Metro Government, along with its police department, started work on its new consent decree with the U.S. Department ...

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.

Consent decrees have been credited with bettering some of the country's 18,000 police departments. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city and the DOJ looked to suspend certain elements of their ...

A consent decree is a court-enforced agreement between parties — in this case, the DOJ and LMPD along with city government — that includes steps to correct issues, ...

The U.S. Department of Justice requested, for a second time, a 30-day extension to file materials related to the consent decree, which would guide police reform. The extension, which was approved ...

The consent decree will be used to guide police practices following a two-year investigation into Louisville Metro Police. SEE IT: The Birdsell Castle in Charlestown, Indiana, is on the market.

A new monitor’s report heaped praise on the Chicago Police Department’s consent-decree adherence between July 1 – Dec. 31, 2024, during which time the city hosted the 2024 Democratic National… ...

Chicago’s consent decree was approved and entered by a federal judge in early 2019. That now-former judge, Robert M. Dow, now serves as chief of staff to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

The consent decree will guide police practices moving forward, the result of nearly two years of negotiations between local leaders and federal officials.