LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal oversight of police reform in Louisville isn’t happening as the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to end ongoing consent decrees. Consent decrees are legally binding ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The last five New Orleans police chiefs have worked under a federal consent decree that governed how the department operated following complaints of racial bias and misconduct.

Louisville’s “Community Commitment” police reform plan omits some provisions from the consent decree negotiated with the U.S. Department of Justice. Some changes are to provisions meant to address ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent ...

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has scaled back federal oversight of police departments, but Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul remains a strong supporter of the consent decree in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a consent decree that would have required broad reforms to the Louisville Metro Police Department following Breonna Taylor’s death, ending the ...

The Justice Department announced it will abandon negotiations for court-approved settlements with police departments in two U.S. cities despite previous findings that authorities regularly violated ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has dismissed the consent decree that would have added oversight to Louisville Metro Government and LMPD. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg has said the city will take ...

The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of the killings of George Floyd ...