Mayor Jacob Frey says the city will forge forward with consent decree without a judge’s signature, but that promise is not a legal mandate.

The mere prospect of a consent decree at Columbia is a flashing warning sign for trustees at colleges across the country, ...

The consent decree is part of a settlement outlining sweeping reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department. A two-year DOJ ...

A federal judge on Thursday terminated two sections of the consent decree governing the Baltimore Police Department, the ...

Murphy and other speakers noted that Freddie Gray's death did spark some needed change, like the consent decree and the implementation of a body camera program. Though everyone agreed, there's ...

Donation Options Search Search Search “When I started this job, I said that I was taking this seriously…consent decree is a serious business,” Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling told the ...

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The Chicago Police Department made “significant strides” last year toward full compliance with the federal consent decree, even as the department was tasked with handling protests of the ...

It mentions the weaponization of “tyrannical consent decrees” against American companies, including Louisiana-based diesel truck tuner PPEI. Committee members believe these arrangements are po ...

The Trump administration is seeking to lock Columbia University into a legally binding consent decree, giving the White House ...